happen : Idioms & Phrases


happen upon

  • verb find unexpectedly
    fall upon; attain; come upon; chance upon; discover; light upon; come across; strike; chance on.
    • the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
    • she struck a goldmine
    • The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
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no matter what happens

  • adverb in spite of all obstacles
    whatever may come; come hell or high water.
    • we'll go to Tibet come hell or high water
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To happen in

  • to make a casual call. Colloq.
Webster 1913

To happen on

  • to meet with; to fall or light upon. "I have happened on some other accounts." Graunt.
Webster 1913