Question 48
Idioms and Phrasal VerbsChoose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined: The armed robbers who raided passengers on the Expressway came to grief when the had a shoot out with the police today.
- A.came to a bad end
- B.became grieved
- C.encountered grief
- D.came to dead end
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (came to a bad end)
Explanation
To come to grief means to meet with disaster or failure, i.e. to come to a bad end.