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pics or it didn't happenUsed to request a picture of a reported event.Rate it:

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happen onto find by chance,Rate it:

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accident waiting to happenA thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.Rate it:

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couldn't happen to a nicerSarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.Rate it:

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happen acrossTo find by chance; to unexpectedly discover.Rate it:

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happen alongTo arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.Rate it:

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happen uponTo accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.Rate it:

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pics or it didn't happenUsed to demand verifiable evidence for a statement.Rate it:

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these things happenSynonym of it happensRate it:

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'tis the seasonIndicating that it is the time of year around Christmas, and that things associated with that time period are happening or likely to happen.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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a week is a long time in politicsIn politics, a lot of change can happen in a short space of time.Rate it:

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brebis comptées le loup les mangeCounting one’s chickens will not keep the fox off; If you count your chickens, harm will happen to them.Rate it:

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doyabradabraMake the magic happenRate it:

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everything happens for a reasonAll events are purposeful.Everything happens for a reason, so there is no such thing as failure. Mary-Kate OlsenPeople like to say "everything happens for a reason." If you repeat that in your head long enough that starts to sound like "anything can happen with a razor." Laura KightlingerI believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it's important to seek out that reason - that's how we learn. Drew BarrymoreRate it:

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game outTo run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.Rate it:

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my spider sense is tinglingMy intuition tells me that something wrong or dangerous is happening or about to happen.Rate it:

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not evenNot going to happen; noRate it:

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on the cardsCertain, likely to happen. Foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass.Rate it:

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shit happensBad things happen, and there is nothing we can do about it.Rate it:

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sure?Are you really sure about what happen or going on?Rate it:

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that's the way the mop flopsThat is the way things happen.Rate it:

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when pigs flyA way of informing that it will never happen -- never in a million years.Rate it:

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a cold day in hellAn event that will never happen.Rate it:

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come aboutTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.Rate it:

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a cold day in JulyThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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By the Skin of Your TeethJust closer to, literally, Just about to happenRate it:

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go downTo take place, happen.Rate it:

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history repeats itselfThings that have happened in the past will happen again.Rate it:

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never say neverAnything can happen; a certain option should not be totally dismissed.Rate it:

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pass offTo happen.Rate it:

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bones to the late comersIf you are invited to a party (marriage /dinner /lunch) and you happen to reach there late, only the bones that are left by the people who arrived earlier than you, will be waiting for you.Rate it:

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come toTo befall; to affect; to happen to; to come upon.Rate it:

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come uponTo befall; to affect; to happen to.Rate it:

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even moneyBy extension, an event that is somewhat likely to happen, but far from inevitable.Rate it:

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ghost of a chanceusually negative meaning is will not happen.Rate it:

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in the right place at the right timeAt a location where something good is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence; lucky; fortunate; able to obtain a benefit due to circumstances, rather than due to merit.Rate it:

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split secondTo happen very quickly (typically in less than a second)Rate it:

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come abouthappenRate it:

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about toIndicates something that will happen very soon; indicates that something is imminent.Rate it:

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advienne que pourraHappen what may.Rate it:

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après moi le délugeUsed to indicate indifference to events that will happen after one’s death, or to indicate one’s own importance in maintaining orderRate it:

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après nous le délugeA short life and a merry one; We need not bother about what will happen after we are gone.Rate it:

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become ofto happen to, to occur to.Rate it:

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bring forwardTo make something happen earlier than originally planned.Rate it:

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camel through the eye of a needleHyperbole to illustrate that something is almost impossible to do or to happen.Rate it:

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cold day in HellThe time of occurrence of an event that will never happen.Rate it:

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come rain or come shineIt doesn’t matter what the circumstances are or whatever happens; whatsoever the conditions or the weather is; it's most commonly used to say that an event still happen (will not be canceled) even if it rains; See also, "rain or shine"Rate it:

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come what mayIn spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.Rate it:

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deathbed conversionAcceptance of religious belief immediately before one dies, typically in a state of anxiety or fear of the insecurity of what will happen to one in and after death.Rate it:

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