accident will happen
1accidents will happen — however careful you try to be, it is inevitable that some unfortunate or unforeseen events will occur problems like these should not occur, but accidents will happen * * * ˌaccidents will ˈhappen idiom people say accidents will happen to tell sb… …
2accidents will happen in the best regulated families — ► accidents will happen in the best regulated families proverb however careful you try to be, it is inevitable that some unfortunate or unforeseen events will occur. Main Entry: ↑accident …
3accident — ► NOUN 1) an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally. 2) an incident that happens by chance or without apparent cause. 3) chance. ● accidents will happen in the best regulated families Cf. ↑accidents will happen in the… …
4happen — verb (I) 1 if an event or situation happens, it exists and continues for a period of time, especially without being planned first: The accident happened early on Tuesday morning. | No one knew who had fired the gun it all happened so quickly. |… …
5happen — hap|pen W1S1 [ˈhæpən] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hap ( HAPPY)] 1.) when something happens, there is an event, especially one that is not planned = ↑occur ▪ When did the accident happen? ▪ It s impossible to predict what will happen next.… …
6accident — ac|ci|dent W2S1 [ˈæksıdənt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin accidens additional quality, chance , from accidere to happen , from ad to + cadere to fall ] 1.) by accident in a way that is not planned or intended ≠ ↑on purpose,… …
7accident — noun (C) 1 by accident in a way that is not planned or intended: I met her quite by accident. 2 a situation in which someone is injured or something is damaged without anyone intending them to be: have an accident: Ken s had an accident at work… …
8happen — [[t]hæ̱pən[/t]] ♦ happens, happening, happened 1) VERB Something that happens occurs or is done without being planned. We cannot say for sure what will happen... The accident happened close to Martha s Vineyard. 2) VERB If something happens, it… …
9accident — see accidents will happen …
10happen — vb Happen, chance, occur, befall, betide, transpire are comparable when they mean to come to pass or to come about. Happen is the ordinary and general term and may imply either obvious causation or seeming accident, either design or an absence of …