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121A fighting chance — Fighting Fight ing, a. 1. Qualified for war; fit for battle. [1913 Webster] An host of fighting men. 2 Chron. xxvi. 11. [1913 Webster] 2. Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field. Pope. [1913 Webster] {A fighting chance} …
122To run upon sorts — Sort Sort, n. [F. sorie (cf. It. sorta, sorte), from L. sors, sorti, a lot, part, probably akin to serere to connect. See {Series}, and cf. {Assort}, {Consort}, {Resort}, {Sorcery}, {Sort} lot.] 1. A kind or species; any number or collection of… …
123come upon — phrasal to meet or find by chance ; come across < came upon an old friend > …
124Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Lagaan – Es war einmal in Indien Originaltitel: Lagaan Once upon a Time in India Produktionsland: Indien Erscheinungsjahr: 2001 Länge: 224 Minuten Originalsprache: Hindi, Englisch …
125stumble upon — verb a) To discover or find something by accident. b) To meet somebody by chance. Syn: come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on …
126come upon — find, discover; happen upon, bump into, find by chance …
127hit upon — find what you want or think of something by chance We hit upon the idea of going to the lake for our holiday after our airline reservations were cancelled …
128light on/upon — come upon or discover by chance. → light …
