blessing in disguise »
A misfortune that has an unexpected benefit.
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come a cropper »
To suffer some misfortune; to fail.
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hard cheese »
Expressed to someone suffering misfortune.
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hard lines »
Expressed to someone suffering misfortune.
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knock on wood »
To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted my a presumptuous statement.
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life's a bitch »
An expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.
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misfortunes never come singly »
bad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.
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on accident »
Accidentally; not intentionally; because of error, misfortune, or lack of caution.
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out of luck »
Experiencing a temporary misfortune.
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suck it up »
To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.
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there but for the grace of God go I »
A recognition that others' misfortune could be one's own, if it weren't for the blessing/kindness/luck bestowed by fate or the Divine.Man's fate is in God's hands.More generally, our fate is not entirely in our own hands.
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wouldn't you know it »
Expresses dismay or annoyance, especially at bad luck or misfortune.
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