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单词 coming to grief
释义

coming to grief

phrase

present participle of come to grief
1
as in striking out
to be unsuccessful His plans came to grief after a series of unforeseen setbacks.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • striking out
  • collapsing
  • failing
  • falling short
  • flopping
  • flaming out
  • falling flat
  • folding
  • washing out
  • missing
  • struggling
  • coming up empty
  • dying on the vine
  • bombing
  • laying an egg
  • coming a cropper
  • falling on one's face
  • tanking
  • flunking
  • cratering
  • foundering
  • going under
  • declining
  • crashing
  • skidding
  • crumbling
  • slumping
  • waning
  • slipping
  • floundering
  • misfiring
  • miscarrying
  • sinking
  • imploding
  • self-destructing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • working out
  • going
  • succeeding
  • coming off
  • delivering
  • panning out
  • going over
  • clicking
  • cooking
  • thriving
  • flourishing
  • prospering
  • prevailing
  • winning
  • triumphing
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as in falling short
to go wrong The expedition came to grief in the vast frozen expanse.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • falling short
  • falling flat
  • coming a cropper
  • failing
  • misfiring
  • miscarrying
  • stalling
  • flaming out
  • missing
  • dying
  • washing out
  • breaking down
  • conking (out)
  • flopping
  • struggling
  • folding
  • crashing
  • foundering
  • fizzling
  • flunking
  • skidding
  • waning
  • bombing
  • floundering
  • slumping
  • tanking
  • busting
  • declining
  • slipping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • prevailing
  • succeeding
  • thriving
  • flourishing
  • prospering
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