accident of birth

idiom

A fact, situation, or personal characteristic, which may be desirable or undesirable, resulting from the circumstances into which a person was born, and which is therefore entirely beyond their control.

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Related idioms3entries

01
accident waiting to happen
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
02
give birth
To become the source of.
03
have an accident
To urinate or defecate somewhere other than a toilet.