comes to grief

A form of come to grief — To suffer a disastrous outcome.

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of come to grief
Cite this entry
APA

comes to grief. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comes%20to%20grief

MLA

“comes to grief.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comes%20to%20grief. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comes to grief,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comes%20to%20grief.

Source: comes to grief on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.