phrasal
: to encounter misfortune (as calamity, defeat, or ruin) especially when deserved or in some degree the result of one's own actions
were he less self-willed he would be less likely to come to grief
phrasal
: to encounter misfortune (as calamity, defeat, or ruin) especially when deserved or in some degree the result of one's own actions
were he less self-willed he would be less likely to come to grief
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012