Thesaurus
came to grief
Synonyms and Antonyms of came to grief
- His plans came to grief after a series of unforseen setbacks.
- The expedition came to grief in the vast frozen expanse.
broke down, busted (also bust), conked (out), crashed, died, failed, foundered, stalled
bombed, fizzled, flamed out, flopped, flunked, folded, washed out
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