come to grief
US /kʌm tə ɡriːf/
UK /kʌm tə ɡriːf/

1.
失败, 遭遇不幸, 出事
to suffer an accident, failure, or disaster
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Their plans to expand the business came to grief due to lack of funding.
由于资金不足,他们扩大业务的计划失败了。
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The inexperienced climber came to grief on the treacherous mountain path.
那位缺乏经验的登山者在险峻的山路上遭遇不幸。