come to a bad end

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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.

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If you embrace false religion, you come to a bad end, and it seems society today is coming to a bad end. Resurrecting Christian history: Ted Byfield believes that ... by Western Standard In fact, for most of the novel it seems as though Ruby is too smart and too level-headed to come to a bad end through his criminal activity--he is too skilled a diplomat and strategist, too good at evading the police, able to keep his hunger for power and goods within the bounds of his means and abilities. A Punjabi thief 's progress: the downward spiral of a young man in ... by Mrozewski, Tomasz / Literary Review of Canada Words to live by: ``People who try to hold on to their individuality always come to a bad end. THE DAILY NEWS WATCH-O-RAMA HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS OF THE COMING TV ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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If you embrace false religion, you come to a bad end, and it seems society today is coming to a bad end.

Resurrecting Christian history: Ted Byfield believes that ... by Western Standard

In fact, for most of the novel it seems as though Ruby is too smart and too level-headed to come to a bad end through his criminal activity--he is too skilled a diplomat and strategist, too good at evading the police, able to keep his hunger for power and goods within the bounds of his means and abilities.

A Punjabi thief 's progress: the downward spiral of a young man in ... by Mrozewski, Tomasz / Literary Review of Canada

Words to live by: ``People who try to hold on to their individuality always come to a bad end.

THE DAILY NEWS WATCH-O-RAMA HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS OF THE COMING TV ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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