coming to grief
coming to grief is the present participle and gerund of come to grief.
Meaning of come to grief
Verb
come to grief (third-person singular simple present comes to grief, present participle coming to grief, simple past came to grief, past participle 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.
- J. R. R. Tolkien
Questions about coming to grief
- What is coming to grief the present participle and gerund of?
- Coming to grief is the present participle and gerund of come to grief.
Words near coming to grief in the dictionary
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