Come To Grief Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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come to grief What does come to grief mean?	to have a bad accident or disappointment	The man has recently come to much grief because of his son`s problems with the police.
come to grief What does come to grief mean?	to have a bad accident or disappointment	The man has recently come to grief because of his son`s problems with the police.
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dwell on (something) What does "dwell on (something)" mean?	to think or talk about something all the time	I wish that my friend would not dwell on his personal problems.

build castles in the air/in Spain What does "build castles in the air/in Spain" mean?	to make plans that are impossible	The girl is always building castles in the air and none of her plans have any chance to succeed.
circling the drain What does "circling the drain" mean?	expected to die shortly.	He's circling the drain and won't last much longer.
show one`s true colors What does "show one`s true colors" mean?	to show what one is really like or really thinking	I thought that the woman likes me but she showed her true colors when she began yelling at me on the telephone.
over the short run/haul What does "over the short run/haul" mean?	for the immediate future	Over the short run using the old computer should be adequate to do our job.
armpit of (somewhere) What does "armpit of (somewhere)" mean?	a place that is the ugliest or worst place in a particular area	The small city is the armpit of the country and nobody wants to go there to work.
first of all What does "first of all" mean?	the very first thing	First of all, we prepared the garden and then we planted the seeds.

first come, first served What does "first come, first served" mean?	the person who comes first will have his turn first	"First come, first served" my aunt called as she put the food on the table.
blue blood What does "blue blood" mean?	someone from a noble or wealthy or aristocratic family	Many of the blue bloods of the town went to the opening of the opera.
through the mill What does "through the mill" mean?	to experience a difficult situation	The man has been through the mill recently with his divorce and loss of job.
Worm's eye view What does "Worm's eye view" mean?	A worm's eye view of something is the view from below, either physically or socially.

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Come To Grief Idiom