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come to harm

To encounter an unpleasant situation, often one involving injury or damage. If anyone comes to harm in this operation, you will have to answer to the chief. My car came to harm during the storm when a tree branch fell on it.
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come to harm

to experience something bad; to get damaged or harmed. I sincerely hope that you do not come to harm. I hope no one comes to harm.
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If somebody comes to harm them, our first thing is to try to eliminate the threat.
The price tag on protection
We owe it to Lisa's memory and her late mum, to ensure justice is done and no one else comes to harm.
New appeal in hunt for teen's killer; police offering PS50,000 reward for information which convicts murderer
A terrorist must die as soon as he comes to harm Jews.
Rabbi calls for 'finishing off' wounded Palestinians
It is a sad truth that no system of child protection can ever ensure no child comes to harm at the hands of evil people.
No system can protect every child from evil
They are holding their breath for the Jordan command to stay in control of the rebel militias, so that no Druze comes to harm in the course of the fighting in areas around their villages and close to the Israeli border.
Syrian Rebel Force Launches Offensive Near Golan, Israel Acts to Protect Druze
Domestic scenes of Zoe's married life in Calgary and of her family's home in rural Concord alternate with flashbacks to the 1980s in a contemplative plot that depicts the humiliations of youth, widening rifts between lovers, and Zoe's abandonment of Dorothea, who comes to harm in her absence.
Bitter Lake
But they can be punished if the victim comes to harm.
Law to secure Good Samaritans coming
They should do that immediately before someone, somewhere comes to harm.
'Business as usual' - but take extra care as fire strike looms
We're not going to pay the ransom, and Arsal is responsible" if Jfar comes to harm, Nafez Jfar, one of the clan leaders, told The Daily Star following the meeting.
Kidnapping saga continues in Arsal
If such a diktat has been issued in Baghpat, I would expect the state government to instruct the police authorities to ensure that nobody comes to harm for 'violating that diktat' that diktat has no legal authority," Chidambaram had said.
Khap diktat: No one has the right to curb anyone's freedom', says Akhilesh
If such a diktat is being issued in Bhagpat, I would expect the state government to instruct the police authorities to ensure that nobody comes to harm for violating that diktat," he said.
Indian Village Bans 'Love Marriages,' While Arranged Marriages Remain The Norm
Time is tight - she must be found before she comes to harm - so the police helicopter team is scrambled.
NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK; Sky cops search for suicidal woman who vanishes late at night
The sand is swept every day and there are over-zealous lifeguards every 500 yards to ensure nobody comes to harm.
Italy's pooling power for kids; Inspired by his daughter's love of spag bol, a dad returns to Italy
No community wants to find themselves in a situation where one of their children comes to harm.
Colin McKerracher, Chief Constable of Grampian Police and Chair of North East Scotland Child Protection Committee, explains why it is so important that people not only become more aware of the dangers faced by some of Scotland's children, but also why it is crucial they do something about it by using the new Child Protection Line
Ashley the peacock seems to be at home on the streets of Kinmel Bay - but locals want to find his owner before he comes to harm Picture: JEFF PITT
Fears for Ashley the peacock who's been strutting streets
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