come to grief

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Meaning: (idiomatic)To suffer a disastrous outcome.J. R. R. TolkienThese elves and half-elves and wizards, they wouldcome to griefperhaps.1960March, H. P. White, “The Hawkhurst branch of the Southern Region”, inTrains Illustrated, page170:Immediately beyond Churn Lane the climb begins at 1 in 78, steepening to 1 in 66. Speed soon falls and a number of heavy hop-pickers' specials havecome to griefhere.

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