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accidents will happen
something that you say in order to make someone feel less guilty when they have just damaged something that does not belong to them. Oh well, accidents will happen. I can always buy another bowl.
See also: accident

an accident waiting to happen

a very dangerous situation in which an accident is very likely. The speed that people drive along this road, it's an accident waiting to happen.
See also: accident, waiting

it just so happens (that)
surprisingly. It just so happens that my daughter lives in Mexico, and I do know a bit about the situation there.
Usage notes: said about an unexpected or unlikely fact
See also: just

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