A number of good ideas always come to grief.许多好主意总是落空。

So many marriages have come to grief over lack of money.许多婚姻由于缺钱而破裂了。

He was driving a Mercedes racer at 100 mph and almost came to grief.他当时正以100英里的时速开着奔驰跑车, 结果差点出了事。