- happen to someone or something
- happen to someone or somethingto befall someone or something; to occur to someone or something. •
What is going to happen to me?
•Something awful happened to your car.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
happen to someone or something
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if someone thinks something, they have another think coming — spoken phrase used for saying that someone believes they know what will happen, but they are wrong If she thinks I’ll help her, she has another think coming. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likelysynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
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happen to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms happen to : he/she/it happens to present participle happening to past tense happened to past participle happened to 1) a) happen to someone if something happens to you, an event or action takes place which… … English dictionary
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happen on/upon — [phrasal verb] happen on/upon (someone or something) literary + old fashioned : to find or meet (someone or something) by chance She happened on a little cottage in the woods. I happened upon them at the grocery store. • • • Main Entry: ↑happen … Useful english dictionary
someone can't stand to do something — someone can’t stand to do something phrase used for saying that someone dislikes something so much that they cannot allow it to happen She couldn’t stand to see him leave. Thesaurus: to hate or dislike someone or somethingsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
happen to sb — happen to sb/sth ► to affect someone or something in a way that changes something: »Everywhere I go people are becoming more and more depressed by what is happening to their savings. Main Entry: ↑happen … Financial and business terms
happen to sb/sth — ► to affect someone or something in a way that changes something: »Everywhere I go people are becoming more and more depressed by what is happening to their savings. Main Entry: ↑happen … Financial and business terms
happen to sth — happen to sb/sth ► to affect someone or something in a way that changes something: »Everywhere I go people are becoming more and more depressed by what is happening to their savings. Main Entry: ↑happen … Financial and business terms
if someone thinks something, they have another think coming — spoken used for saying that someone believes they know what will happen, but they are wrong If she thinks I ll help her, she has another think coming … English dictionary
