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pass offTo happen.Rate it:

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pics or it didn't happenUsed to request a picture of a reported event.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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pile-upA traffic accident or collision involving multiple vehicles.Rate it:

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pourquoi restez-vous là les bras croisés?Why are you waiting there doing nothing?Rate it:

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professional victimA person who sets himself or herself up to be an accident victim in order to collect insurance payments or compensation payments, or to get other benefits.Rate it:

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quero verSaid of something one is confident that will not happen.Rate it:

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rain or 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, come rain or come shineRate it:

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raise the spectreTo cause concern that something unfortunate might happen.Rate it:

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rake outTo fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung.Rate it:

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res ipsa loquiturA maxim where the very improbable facts of an accident imply the negligence of the defendant. It effectively shifts the burden of proof to the defendant.Rate it:

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roll aroundto happen, occur, take placeRate it:

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see toTo take care of; to effect; to make happen.Rate it:

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serve somebody rightTo happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.Rate it:

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serve someone rightTo happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.Rate it:

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set upTo cause to happenRate it:

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

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si quid (humanitus) mihi accidat or accideritif anything should happen to me; if I die.Rate it:

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slip outTo be said or revealed by accident.Rate it:

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sometimes the solution to the problem is the problem itself but points to other.Sometimes in life we wonder why this things happen and while wondering we are trying so hard to find the solution to what happened but infact it should be happened to make us strong, but some we need friends, or elder to show us the solution..Rate it:

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spill overTo enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow.Rate it:

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

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strike outOf a batter, to be retired after three strikes; of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.Rate it:

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strike while the iron is hotTo act on an opportunity promptly; to avoid waiting.Rate it:

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stumble acrossTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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stumble againstTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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stumble onTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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stumble uponTo discover or find something by accident.Rate it:

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

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suspenso animo exspectare aliquidto be waiting in suspense for...Rate it:

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ten to oneVery likely to happenRate it:

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that's the way the cookie crumblesThat is the way things happen; that's life.Rate it:

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that'll be the daySaid in reply to something that one believes will never happen.Rate it:

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that's the way the ball bouncesThat is the way things happenRate it:

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

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them's the breaks(idiomatic) That is the way things happen; that's life.Rate it:

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there's been an accidentIndicates that an accident has occurred.Rate it:

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these things happenSynonym of it happensRate it:

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to stick aroundOne whom sticks around is a person in waiting, quietly present and ready to serve.Rate it:

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Turns the TableReversing or altering a situation; creating the opposite of something to happenRate it:

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twiddle one's thumbsTo circle one's thumbs around one another, usually with the fingers interlaced, usually done idly while waiting or bored.Rate it:

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vira essa boca pra láSaid as a response after the interlocutor said that something deeply undesirable or harmful could happen.Rate it:

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vogue la galère!Happen what may! “Go it, ye cripples!”Rate it:

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vous verrez beau jeu si la corde ne romptYou will see fine fun if no accident happens, if no hitch occurs.Rate it:

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wait onTo fly above its master, waiting till game is sprung; said of a hawk.Rate it:

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wait upTo stay awake waiting for somebody to return.Rate it:

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to DropAwaiting for a seemingly inevitable event, waiting for something bad to happenRate it:

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waiting gameA strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.Rate it:

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Watched Pot Never BoilsWhen you are waiting for something but will not happen when you are concentrating,Rate it:

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what are you waiting forWhat is the delay? Why are you not acting or proceeding?Rate it:

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