Welcome to Phrases.com!
Phrases.com is a vast compilation of popular phrases, informal expressions, and idioms that have been collectively assembled by our community of contributing editors.
Enhance your English language and writing proficiency by browsing through our all-encompassing phrase dictionary in alphabetical order, or by effortlessly searching through keywords.
To befall; to affect; to happen to; to come upon.
- 0 Views
“
I pray no harm will come to you.
Submitted on August 27, 2012
More phrases:
- fire up
- knock over
- muck about
- pick up
- pick up
- play along
- put by
- run off
- sod off
- strip away
- take off
- a little bird told me
- bad for you
- be my guest
- blessing in disguise
- bring owls to athens
- check is in the mail
- cream of the crop
- crown jewels
- do-or-die
- false step
- fly off the handle
- from the word go
- get a handle on
- give somebody an earful
- go blue
- go out of one's way
- gold mine
- in a nutshell
- in detail
- keep an eye on
- kindred spirit
- lemon law
- middle of the road
- nervous as a cat
- night owl
- no biggie
- of late
- on the spot
- out of one's depth
- own up
- pachyderm
- piss up a rope
- point the finger at
- put the clock back
- put together
- round of applause
- salad years
- second banana
- send up
- so much for
- spill one's guts
- streak of good luck
- swing the lead
- take its toll
- take one's time
- take the liberty
- thin-skinned
- turn up for the book
- under one's belt
Citation
Use the citation below to add Phrases.com to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Phrases.com." Phrases.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.phrases.com/>.
Discuss everything about the Phrases.com website with our community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In