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：2025/11/22
come to grief
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
惨めな結果に終わる、または大きな失敗をする / 思いがけない災難に見舞われる / 破滅的な結末を迎える
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（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic) To suffer a disastrous outcome.
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come to grief
Despite their careful planning, the expedition came to grief when an unexpected storm damaged their equipment.
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Despite their careful planning, the expedition came to grief when an unexpected storm damaged their equipment.
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