as it happens
By coincidence, incidentally.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I need a pen, and as it happens, I have one here.”
“I was looking for a new apartment, and as it happens, my neighbor is moving out next month.”
“The professor mentioned a rare manuscript during the lecture, and as it happens, I had already spent the morning studying that very text in the library.”
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accident waiting to happen
A thing or situation which is almost certain to eventually lead to an accident.
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couldn't happen to a nicer
Sarcastically asserts that those in question thoroughly deserve their fate.
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happen along
To arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.
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make happen
To realize, to cause or bring about a thing.
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what happens twice happens thrice
An event that happens two times will happen three times.
Last updated August 10, 2026