come to grief
idiomPart ofgrief
come to grief — idiom
1. To fail or be ruined, especially after a period of attempting to succeed, or to
1.idiom
Definition
To fail or be ruined, especially after a period of attempting to succeed, or to be damaged or destroyed in an accident.
Example
Henry's ambitious plan to cycle across the desert came to grief when his bike broke down in the first week.
The company's expansion into the Asian market came to grief after a series of poor financial decisions.