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1 come to grief
come to grief попасть в беду; потерпеть неудачу -
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3 come to grief
1) плохо кончить, попасть в беду; хлебнуть горя; прогореть, обанкротиться; ≈ вылететь в трубу [этим. спорт. упасть с лошади]‘I made certain he'd come to grief over that betting,’ he said. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Country House’, part II, ch. XI) — - я был уверен, - сказал он, - что игра на скачках не доведет его до добра.
You're all alike: you won't be satisfied till you've got what you want. If you must come to grief, you must; I wash my hands of it. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Man of Property’, part I, ch. II) — Все вы одинаковы: не успокоитесь, пока не добьетесь своего. Если тебе суждено хлебнуть горя, ничего не поделаешь. я умываю руки.
It was hard to believe, too, that he had come to grief, lately, on the Stock Exchange. He carried himself with as much swagger and gay assurance as ever. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 65) — Глядя на Фриско, вы бы никогда не сказали, что он недавно прогорел на бирже. Он держался как всегда, уверенно и с веселой непринужденностью.
2) испортиться, выйти из строя; потерпеть аварию; попасть в аварию, искалечиться, разбиться‘I beg your pardon!’ said Wimsey ‘our car has come to grief...’ ‘Your car broke down? That's bad. Come in!’ (D. L. Sayers, ‘The Nine Tailors’, ‘The First Course’) — - Прошу прощения, - сказал лорд Уимси, - у меня сломалась машина... - Сломалась машина? Это плохо. Ну что ж, входите.
A: "What's the matter with your arm?" B: "Oh, I came to grief in a motorbike race last Saturday." (SPI) — А: "Что у вас с рукой?" Б: "Попал в аварию на мотогонках в прошлую субботу".
Don't drive so fast or you'll come to grief. — Не гоните так машину, а то разобьетесь.
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4 come to grief
أَخْفَقَ \ come to grief: to end in failure or misfortune: His plans all came to grief. fail: not succeed; not do what one is trying to do: We failed to find it. Our plans failed. \ فَشِلَ \ come to grief: to end in failure or misfortune: His plans all came to grief. fail: not to succeed, not do what one is trying to do: We failed to find it. Our plans failed. \ See Also أخفق (أَخْفَقَ)، (رَسَب في الامتحان) -
5 come to grief
1) плoxo кoнчить, пoпacть в бeду; xлeбнуть гopя; пpoгopeть, oбaнкpoтитьcя; вылeтeть в тpубу [этим. спорт..]I made certain he'd come to grief over that betting, he said (J. Galsworthy). It was hard to believe, too, that he had come to grief, lately, on the Stock Exchange. He carried himself with as much swagger and gay assurance as ever (K. S. Prichard) -
6 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) sufrir un percance; fracasar, fallarexpr.• acabar mal ("Eso va a acabar mal") expr. -
7 come to grief
mislukken, falen; verongelukken; vallen -
8 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) gå galt* * *(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) gå galt -
9 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) lenda í vandræðum -
10 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) bajba kerül -
11 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) falhar -
12 come to grief
felâkete uğramak, belâsını bulmak, suya düşmek* * *(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) felâkete uğramak, belâsını bulmak -
13 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) propasti -
14 come to grief
• epäonnistua• käydä huonosti* * *(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) epäonnistua -
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(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) ende sørgelig, mislykkes -
16 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) fallire -
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18 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) skończyć się niepowodzeniem -
19 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) nokļūt nelaimē; piedzīvot neveiksmi -
20 come to grief
(to meet disaster; to fail: The project came to grief.) pakliūti į bėdą, žlugti
См. также в других словарях:
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
To come to grief — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To come to grief — Grief Grief (gr[=e]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref, F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary s, Skr. guru, Goth. ka[ u]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve}, {Gooroo.}] 1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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