PHRASE
（事情）失敗；（人）受挫，遭到不幸
If something comes to grief, it fails. If someone comes to grief, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt.
例句
So many marriages have come to grief over lack of money...
許多婚姻都因缺錢而以失敗告終。
He was driving a Mercedes racer at 100 mph and almost came to grief.
他當(dāng)時(shí)駕駛著一輛梅塞德斯賽車以每小時(shí)100英里時(shí)速度飛馳，險(xiǎn)些出事。