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Let us be honest with each other. The threat to marriage is not the gays. It is a lack of loving commitment - whether it is found in the form of neglect, indifference, cruelty or adultery, to name just a few manifestations of the loveless desert in which too many marriages come to grief.
Malcolm Turnbull

Meaning of "come to grief" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COME TO GRIEF

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COME TO GRIEF

come out
come out in the wash
come out of one´s shell
come over
come round
come the raw prawn
come through
come to
come to an end
come to blows
come to hand
come to life
come to light
come to light with
come to one´s knowledge
come to pass
come to rest
come to terms
come to the party
come to the surface

WORDS THAT END LIKE COME TO GRIEF

belief
brief
car thief
chief
debrief
disbelief
editor in chief
editor-in-chief
grief
in brief
in chief
lief
mischief
overbrief
pain relief
police chief
relief
stouthrief
thief
tune someone grief

Synonyms and antonyms of come to grief in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COME TO GRIEF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «come to grief» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of come to grief

Translation of «come to grief» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COME TO GRIEF

Find out the translation of come to grief to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of come to grief from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «come to grief» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

饮恨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

llegado a la pena
570 millions of speakers

English

come to grief
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दु: ख के लिए आते हैं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يأتي إلى الحزن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доигрывал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vir a pesar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিষণ্ন আসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

échouer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Datang kepada kesedihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zu Schaden kommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

災難に遭う
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬픔 에 와서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teka nangis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đến nỗi đau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வருத்தமாக வருகிறேன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुःख येणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üzünmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

venire al dolore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przyjść do smutku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

догравав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vin la durere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έρχονται σε θλίψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kom na hartseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kommer till sorg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kommer til sorg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of come to grief

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COME TO GRIEF»

The term «come to grief» is regularly used and occupies the 105.831 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COME TO GRIEF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about come to grief

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3 QUOTES WITH «COME TO GRIEF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word come to grief.
1
Nevil Shute
Aircraft do not crash of themselves. They come to grief because men are foolish, or vain, or lazy, or irresolute or reckless. One crash in a thousand may be unavoidable because God wills it so - not more than that.
2
Peter Temple
In writing, I'm totally anti-plans of any kind. All my attempts to plan and plot novels have come to grief, and in expensive ways.
3
Malcolm Turnbull
Let us be honest with each other. The threat to marriage is not the gays. It is a lack of loving commitment - whether it is found in the form of neglect, indifference, cruelty or adultery, to name just a few manifestations of the loveless desert in which too many marriages come to grief.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COME TO GRIEF»

Discover the use of come to grief in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to come to grief and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Come To Grief
Come to Grief is a classic novel from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.
Dick Francis, 2012
2
The Quorndon Hounds
When you fall into the second flight, when you get so thrown out, either by such a false turn, or such a fall as prevents your being in the same field with the hounds, or if your horse stands still, or dies, you are said to come to grief. But some one ...
Henry Herbert, 2010
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The Voice of the Prophets: Wisdom of the Ages, Volume 8 of 12
A second reflection then presented itself to his mind: This house has but one opening; the door is shut; and those boys, fickle, unsteady, and childlike as they are, will, it is to be feared, run hither and thither, and come to grief and disaster in this ...
Marilynn Hughes, 2005
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Diodore of Tarsus: Commentary on Psalms 1-51
Wickedness means death for sinners, and those who hate the righteous will come to grief (v. 21). Here he hints once again at the Assyrians, providing an example from close at hand; he highlighted the many thousands of Assyrians brought ...
Diodore (of Tarsus, Bishop of Tarsus), 2005
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Structuring the Therapeutic Process: Compromise with Chaos - ...
Untrained volunteers, with almost limitless compassion and genuine desire to help, often come to grief by not understanding that their carefully thought-out ' advice' fails to be effective because, either overtly or implicitly, they have said '. . . if I ...
Murray Cox, 1988
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Kurgan
In my dream I was inconsolable that this had been so and wondered if we would have come to grief had we behaved differently, had we fallen in love, etc. - waking, it was the phrase 'come to grief that I kept on thinking about. As if you walk ...
Don Coles, 2000
7
From Marx to Mises: Post Capitalist Society and the ...
From Marx to Mises is a clear, penetrating exposition of the economic calculation debate, and a scrutiny of some of the broader issues it raises.
David Steele, 2013
8
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
(2) Reach maturity.* Come to grief Suffer misfortune .* Come to grips with Comprehend.* Come to the boil Means the same as come to a boil. Come to the crunch Reach a point where something must be done.* COMPARE NOTES / 57 Come ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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Providence Lost
If we give our desires to health, they will come to grief. “So also if you give them to offices, honours, country, friends, children, in short to anything that lies outside the domain of moral purpose” (Discourses 2.17.25). It is in relation to the death of  ...
Genevieve LLOYD, Genevieve Lloyd, 2009
10
Bad Blood
After Natasha died, Dick Francis brought out a novel called 'Come to Grief' based on events in my life and that of our family, even using our daughter Natasha's nightmares in his book which I had written to him about in my letters. Iwas horrified ...
Linda Corby, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COME TO GRIEF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term come to grief is used in the context of the following news items.
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This week marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the …
The coastline is just littered with hazards—you've heard of the Great Barrier Reef—so lots of ships have come to grief on those hazards.'. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
2
Time for Malcolm Turnbull to act on ABC reform
From previous experience it is clear that a managing director or indeed chairman who seeks to apply the charter in that area will come to grief. «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
Russian Progress Cargo Ship Docks With Space Station
It is in the Russian interest to see to it that the thing doesn't come to grief prematurely. As a human of Earth, I'm not against being thankful and ... «Military Technologies, Jul 15»
4
On mountain peaks and tourist trash
Despite hazardous climatic conditions, treacherous features, and the large number of people who have come to grief on them, in his 1964 book ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
5
Providing Incentives For The Construction Of Greenfield Refineries …
Most refining projects are likely to 'come to grief', unless the Federal Arm of Government negotiates with the Governors of States where ... «Eagle Reporters, Jul 15»
6
FT Masterclass: Hill climbing with Damon Hill
So many people get carried away on their first run and come to grief on a corner. I stopped being competitive in a racing car when I retired from ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
7
A change in policy won't help the AFL's drug situation
Since Lewis made his claims we have watched a number of West Coast Eagles players come to grief. The Ben Cousins situation has been ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
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Government drawdown piggy bank would quieten critics
Moreover, it is those without an adviser that are most likely to come to grief in terms of running out of money. To date, most of the consumer ... «FT Adviser, Jun 15»
9
Mud-horse magic - seasonal sea-fish at its best
"We've all nearly come to grief. There was a neighbour's brother - father gave him half a crown to cover for the day and he went out, but the tide ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
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OPINION: Cash is king when it comes to being frugal
I shopped most frugally during the four credit-card free days and didn't once come to grief at the check out. But it did give me a wake up call as ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jun 15»

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