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To befall; to affect; to happen to; to come upon.
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I pray no harm will come to you.
Submitted on August 27, 2012
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- fall in
- fall off
- hang around
- plug away
- pour out
- pull up
- put on
- run up against
- stand back
- stand in for
- straighten out
- take aback
- take back
- take in
- throw out
- tick over
- turn into
- zoom past
- add fuel to the fire
- all hell breaks loose
- beside oneself
- cheek by jowl
- deafening silence
- elbow room
- fine line
- from time to time
- get a jump on
- get off
- go without saying
- green light
- half-baked
- hand in hand
- hustle and bustle
- in a nutshell
- in black and white
- jump the gun
- keep quiet
- kick the bucket
- kiss of death
- make a decision
- no frills
- nuts and bolts
- on the pill
- one fell swoop
- out of the blue
- party pooper
- play old harry
- play the race card
- put one over
- ride roughshod over
- rock bottom
- rule of thumb
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- save face
- see red
- shore up
- slip through the cracks
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- spin one's wheels
- stars in one's eyes
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