blessed event »
An occurrence or occasion which is particularly noteworthy and enjoyable.
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blow-by-blow »
Detailing every action or occurrence completely.
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come about »
To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.
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come what may »
In spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.
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crop up »
To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
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dawn on »
To occur to somebody; to be realized.
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due course »
Regular or appropriate passage or occurrence.
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fat chance »
Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success.
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flash in the pan »
A transient occurrence with no long-term effect.
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halcyon days »
Period of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur.
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hen's tooth »
Anything not naturally occuring.
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it never rains but it pours »
Unfortunate events occur in quantity.
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it's about time »
Used to express impatience at the eventual occurrence of something that the speaker or writer considered to be long overdue.
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on a regular basis »
Regularly, occurring in regular time intervals or patterns.
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on an irregular basis »
Irregularly, occurring in irregular time intervals or patterns.
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one-off »
Occurring once; one-time.
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out of nowhere »
In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.
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play it by ear »
To do something by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur.
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road to Damascus »
A road to Damascus moment, or change, is an important point in someone's life where a great change, or reversal, of ideas or beliefs occurs.
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seagull approach »
The occurence of casual, ill-informed and hasty decisions or comments made by outside authorities who lack an understanding of the local issues or a real understanding of the facts of a particular situ.
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slim chance »
Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success.
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snowball's chance in hell »
Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success.
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take things as they come »
To accept and deal with events as they occur, with a composed state of mind.
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thief in the night »
Something stealthy or that occurs without warning.
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whack-a-mole »
The practice of trying to stop something that persistently occurs in an apparently random manner at the point where the occurrence is noticed, such as terminating spammers' e-mail accounts or closing pop-up advertisement windows.
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where there's smoke, there's fire »
If there is telltale evidence of some event, the event is probably occurring.
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