come to a bad end



come to a bad end

Fig. to have a disaster, perhaps one that is deserved or expected; to die an unfortunate death. My old car came to a bad end. Its engine seized up. The dishonest merchant came to a bad end.
See also: bad, come, end

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Margrietmahr-KHREETDutch
Jochebed-Biblical
Melaniame-LAHN-yah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Polish, Late Roman
MaynerdMAY-nərdEnglish (Rare)
Bernat-Catalan
Anita (1)ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,