The phrase "bring about the downfall" is correct and widely used in written English.
It means to cause or lead to the downfall or failure of someone or something. Example: The corruption scandal was the final straw that brought about the downfall of the politician's career.
Two years ago, Douglas Forrester -- a Republican pharmaceuticals broker -- spent millions of dollars of his own money on a Senate campaign that while ultimately unsuccessful helped bring about the downfall of Robert Torricelli.
"A great beauty will bring about the downfall of cities and nations," goes one of them.
After this initial victory, a number of historical tendencies converged to bring about the downfall of the Qing dynasty.
In Egypt and Tunisia hundreds were killed and thousands injured to bring about the downfall of Ben Ali and Mubarak.
He was awarded the duchy of Franconia for victories that helped bring about the downfall of the Emperor's general Albrecht Wenzel von Wallenstein.
The crisis had threatened to bring about the downfall of Fascist leader Benito Mussolini but instead ended with Mussolini as the absolute dictator of Italy.
With much of the population mired in crushing poverty, only a select few truly enjoyed the fruits of political freedom brought about by the downfall of the Marcos dictatorship.
As a result, Merlin joined the group of conspirators who brought about the downfall of the Jacobin leader Maximilien Robespierre on 9 Thermidor, year II (July 27 , 1794.
Steady but unthreatening in the first session, Hatchett got the older ball to swing and brought about the downfall of both openers.
She soon brought about the downfall of the liberal minister Bernardo Tanucci and changed the court's pro-Spanish policy to a pro-British one.
A.I.G., through its financial products unit in London, has exposure to the same mortgage-linked debt securities that brought about the downfall of Lehman.
