PHRASE
（事情）失败；（人）受挫，遭到不幸
If something comes to grief, it fails. If someone comes to grief, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt.
例句
So many marriages have come to grief over lack of money...
许多婚姻都因缺钱而以失败告终。
He was driving a Mercedes racer at 100 mph and almost came to grief.
他当时驾驶着一辆梅塞德斯赛车以每小时100英里时速度飞驰，险些出事。