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go downTo take place, happen.Rate it:

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go downSomething that is about to happenRate it:

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go onTo happen.Rate it:

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god willing and the creeks don't riseA way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happenRate it:

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Handwriting on the WallSomething indicates that a bad is going to happen, a warning of risk and problemRate 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 onto find by chance,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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heaven forbidTo say that one hopes that something does not 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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holding patternA path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.Rate it:

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hot spotdangerous place; accident placeRate it:

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I don't knowA reason and common excuse used to state that a person is unclear of why something did or did not happen, or is or is not the case.Rate it:

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I told you soA phrase used to remind someone that they were already warned that a certain event would happen.Rate it:

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il n'est si bon cheval qui ne broncheThe best horse may stumble; Accidents will happen.Rate it:

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il n'y a qu'à pleuvoirIt may happen to rain; What if it rains?Rate it:

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in aetatem alicuius, in annum incidereto happen during a person's life, year of office.Rate it:

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in eam cogitationem incidereto happen to think of...Rate it:

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in lineOn a queue; waiting one's turn for something.Rate it:

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in the cardsDestined or fated to happen; predicted or foreseen.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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in the wrong place at the wrong timeAt a location where something bad is about to happen at just the time of its occurrence.Rate it:

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jour fixeA series of presentations and/or performances, discussions or similar events that happen on a fixed day every month. Used mainly by cultural and artistic organizations.Rate it:

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jump the queueTo move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.Rate it:

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just you waitIndicates that something unpleasant is going to happen to the interlocutor, and the speaker is glad about it, as in vengeance or punishment.Rate it:

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le cas échéantShould such a thing happen; If such should be the case.Rate it:

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let slipTo divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.Rate it:

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life is like a box of chocolatesLife is full of surprises, you never know what will happen next.Rate it:

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like cheese at fourpenceOf a person, to be waiting idly or timewasting.Rate it:

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Like it or Lump itSomething that is certain to happen, whether one likes it or notRate it:

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live and learnAn exhortation to gain knowledge from living experiences. Commonly used after an accident or misfortune to indicate a moral lesson.Rate it:

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matter of timean inevitable result; something that is bound to happenRate it:

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mocking is catchingAn admonishment to be careful of criticising others, lest the same happen to you.Mocking is Catching was the title of a 1726 song by Henry Carey.Rate it:

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more by accident than by designsomething done without deliberate intention; more by coincidence or luck than thanks to one's own skill or planning.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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near missnarrowly avoided accidentRate it:

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

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non-starterSomething that is not going to happen.Rate it:

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not evenNot going to happen; noRate it:

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off the radarUnlikely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to escape detection or attention.Rate it:

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offer affordancesTo give elbow room or leeway for something to happen.Rate it:

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on accidentAccidentally; not intentionally; because of error, misfortune, or lack of caution.Rate it:

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on fait queue au théâtreThere is a crowd at the door of the theatre (waiting for admittance).Rate it:

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on holdWaiting on a telephone call.Rate it:

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On Pins and NeedlesFeeling agitated with suspense, waiting for something anxiously, worried or excited about somethingRate 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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on the edge of one's seatIn suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.Rate it:

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on the radarLikely to happen, or be important in the near future or tending to attract attention.Rate it:

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one should be so luckyIt is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.Rate it:

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