- meant to be something
- meant to be somethingdestined or fated to be something. •
Jane was meant to be a chemist.
•I was meant to be rich, but something didn't work right!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
meant to be something
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something would not start — something would not work/start/open/etc phrase used for saying that you could not make something do what it was meant to although you tried I turned the switch, but the motor wouldn’t start. Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym … Useful english dictionary
something would not open — something would not work/start/open/etc phrase used for saying that you could not make something do what it was meant to although you tried I turned the switch, but the motor wouldn’t start. Thesaurus: modal verbshyponym … Useful english dictionary
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