chance+upon

  • 111come upon — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you come upon someone or something, you meet them or find them by chance. [V P n] I came upon an irresistible item at a yard sale. Syn: come across 2) PHRASAL VERB If an attitude or feeling comes upon you, it begins to affect… …

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  • 112hit on/upon — DISCOVER, come up with, think of, conceive of, dream up, work out, invent, create, devise, design, pioneer; uncover, stumble on, chance on, light on, come upon. → hit * * * hit on/upon [phrasal verb] 1 hit on (someone) US …

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  • 113come upon — verb a) To come across; to encounter; to stumble upon; to discover or find, especially by chance or accident. We came upon the skeleton while we were hiking. b) …

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  • 114happen 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 …

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  • 115Main chance — Main Main (m[=a]n), a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That current with main fury ran. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Vast; huge.… …

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  • 116Charlecote Pheasant Hotel Stratford (Stratford Upon Avon) — Charlecote Pheasant Hotel Stratford country: United Kingdom, city: Stratford Upon Avon (Countryside Charlecote) Charlecote Pheasant Hotel Stratford Situated opposite Charlecote Manor and Park, Charlecote Pheasant Hotel offers you the chance to… …

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  • 117A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song — Comme Cendrillon 3 Données clés Titre original A Cinderella Story : Once Upon A Song Réalisation Damon Santostefano Scénario Erik Patterson Jessica Scott Acteurs principaux Lucy Hale Freddie Stroma Megan Park M …

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  • 118happened upon — ran into, chanced upon, came upon by chance …

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  • 119come upon — [v] happen upon bump into*, chance, come across, encounter, meet; concepts 38,384 …

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  • 120seize on/upon — take eager advantage of (something); exploit for one s own purposes the government has eagerly seized on the evidence to deny any link between deprivation and crime * * * seize on/upon [phrasal verb] seize on/upon (something) : to take or use… …

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