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 Come to.Come to Hand (It has). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Come to Grief (To).
 
To fail, to prove a failure, as, “the undertaking (or company) came to grief,” i.e. to a grievous end.   1
 


 Come to.Come to Hand (It has). 

 
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