Cómo Pronunciar "come to grief"
expression
KUHM tuh GREEF
kuhm too GREEF
Definición
To fail badly, have serious problems, or suffer an accident; often used when someone or something meets with trouble or disaster.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈkəm/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈɡɹif
Inglés Británico
kˈʌm/ /tˈuː/ /ɡɹˈiːf
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
KUHM tuh GREEF
UK
kuhm too GREEF
Escucha en Contexto
The car came to grief on the icy road.
Several hikers came to grief in the storm.
The old plan finally came to grief.
If you drive too fast on wet roads, you might come to grief.