come to grief
To suffer a disastrous outcome.
J. R. R. Tolkien These elves and half-elves and wizards, they would come to grief perhaps.
grief
/ɡɹiːf/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
10(noun.)
ADJ
considerable, deep, great, inconsolable, real
private
She decided to keep her grief private and didn't tell anyone about the accident.
VERB + GRIEF
be overcome with, be stricken with, experience, feel
He felt deep grief when his oldest friend moved away to another country.
express, show | die from/of
come to terms with, cope with, deal with
After her mother died, she found it hard to cope with her grief.
cause
Losing his job caused him tremendous grief for many months.
PREP
~ at
My grandmother expressed deep grief at hearing about her oldest friend's death.
~ for
The whole family struggled with their grief for the loss of their beloved dog.
PHRASES
a feeling/sense of grief
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