| 释义 |
come to a bad end come to a bad end1. To suffer an unpleasant death. The poor victims in that bus accident came to a bad end.2. To reach an unpleasant or problematic final state. My cell phone came to a bad end when I accidentally ran it over with my car.See also: bad, come, endcome to a bad endFig. to have a disaster, perhaps one that is deserved or expected; to die an unfortunate death. My old car came to a bad end. Its engine seized up. The dishonest merchant came to a bad end.See also: bad, come, endcome to a bad/sticky ˈend (informal) finish in an unpleasant way; finish by having something unpleasant happen to you, usually because of your own actions: The neighbours used to shake their heads at his behaviour and say that he’d come to a bad end.See also: bad, come, end, sticky |