JAMB - English Language (1986 - No. 23)
In the question below choose 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 they had a shoot out with the police today
The armed robbers who raided passengers on the Expressway came to grief when they had a shoot out with the police today
came to bad end
became grieved
encountered grief
came to dead end