释义 |
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. -
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 -
working out -
going -
succeeding -
coming off -
delivering -
panning out -
going over -
clicking -
cooking -
thriving -
flourishing -
prospering -
prevailing -
winning -
triumphing See More 2 as in falling short to go wrong The expedition came to grief in the vast frozen expanse. -
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 -
prevailing -
succeeding -
thriving -
flourishing -
prospering |