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1 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) αποτυγχάνω οικτρά -
2 Grief
subs.P. and V. λυπή, ἡ, ἀνία, ἡ. P. ταλαιπωρία, ἡ, V. δύη, ἡ, πῆμα, τό, πημονή, ἡ, οἰζύς, ἡ, πένθος, τό (in P., outward signs of mourning), Ar. and V. ἄλγος, τό, ἄχος, τό.Lamentation: Ar. and P. ὀλοφυρμός, ὁ, P. ὀλόφυρσις, ἡ, P. and V. οἰμωγή, ἡ (Thuc. but rare P.), στόνος, ὁ (Thuc. but rare P.). ὀδυρμός, ὁ (Isoc. and Plat.), οἶκτος, ὁ, V. οἴμωγμα, τό, στεναγμός, ὁ (Plat. also but rare P.), οἰκτίσματα, τά, Ar. and V. στέναγμα, τό, γόος, ὁ (or pl.); see Lamentation.Come to grief v.: P. and V. πταίειν; see be ruined, fail.Griefs: see Trouble.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Grief
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3 grief
[ɡri:f](great sorrow or unhappiness: She was filled with grief at the news of her sister's death.) θλίψη, ψυχική οδύνη- come to grief -
4 Abyss
subs.You have come to such an abyss of folly: P. εἰς τοῦτο ἀφῖχθε μωρίας.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Abyss
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come to grief — {v. phr.} To have a bad accident or disappointment; meet trouble or ruin; end badly; wreck; fail. * /Bill came to grief learning to drive a car./ * /Nick s hopes for a new house came to grief when the house he was building burned down./ * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
come to grief — {v. phr.} To have a bad accident or disappointment; meet trouble or ruin; end badly; wreck; fail. * /Bill came to grief learning to drive a car./ * /Nick s hopes for a new house came to grief when the house he was building burned down./ * /The… … Dictionary of American idioms
come to grief — ► come to grief have an accident; meet with disaster. Main Entry: ↑grief … English terms dictionary
come to grief — 1) to be unsuccessful This is a ground where Rangers have come to grief in the past. 2) to have an accident The collection almost came to grief recently when a water pipe burst … English dictionary
come to grief — verb To have a disastrous outcome. These elves and half elves and wizards, they would come to grief perhaps. (J.R.R. Tolkien) … Wiktionary
come to grief — FAIL, meet with disaster, miscarry, go wrong, go awry, fall through, fall flat, founder, come to nothing, come to naught; informal come unstuck, come a cropper, flop, go phut; Brit. informal go pear shaped. → grief … Useful english dictionary
come\ to\ grief — v. phr. To have a bad accident or disappointment; meet trouble or ruin; end badly; wreck; fail. Bill came to grief learning to drive a car. Nick s hopes for a new house came to grief when the house he was building burned down. The fishing boat… … Словарь американских идиом
come to grief — have a bad accident or disappointment He has recently come to much grief because of his son s problems with the police … Idioms and examples
come to grief — If someone or something comes to grief, they either have an accident, are destroyed or end in failure. Their plans for a golf course came to grief when it was decided to build a motorway … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
come to grief — phrasal to encounter misfortune (as calamity, defeat, or ruin) < his campaign came to grief > … New Collegiate Dictionary
come to grief — have an accident; meet with disaster. → grief … English new terms dictionary