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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 with
- mess around
- mess with
- put away
- quiet down
- sneak up
- split up
- stick out
- strike through
- strip away
- take a crack at
- take away
- tie up
- vote out
- walk into
- wear off
- zero in on
- at a loss for words
- bet dollars to donuts
- black babies
- company
- cream of the crop
- frog in one's throat
- get into trouble
- give a ring
- give somebody what-for
- go without saying
- ham it up
- have a heart
- hold your fire
- in black and white
- in one's cups
- in the dark
- in the hot seat
- in touch
- it takes two to tango
- keep a lid on
- keep an eye peeled
- king
- kiss of death
- let her rip
- make believe
- make fun of
- not be caught dead
- nuts and bolts
- old stick
- on board
- on the pill
- one thousand
- out of one's depth
- party pooper
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- ride shotgun
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