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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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- turn out
- as if
- brown thumb
- call it a day
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- fine line
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- not half bad
- not in kansas anymore
- old school
- one at a time
- out of gas
- out of one's depth
- out of the question
- outside the box
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