accidents will happen



Accidents will happen.

Prov. It is impossible to completely prevent things from going wrong. (Often used to console someone who has made a mistake or caused an accident.) Child: Mommy, I spilled grape juice all over the carpet! Mother: Don't cry, honey. Accidents will happen. Jill: I'm so embarrassed. I was just tapping on your window to wake you up. I didn't mean to break it. Jane: Accidents will happen.
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accidents will happen

something that you say in order to make someone feel less guilty when they have just damaged something that does not belong to them Oh well, accidents will happen. I can always buy another bowl.
See also: accident, happen, will

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anita[ə'ni:tə]
Nomusa-Southern African, Ndebele
Qamar-Arabic
Rade-Serbian, Croatian
DiederichDEE-de-rikhGerman (Archaic)
Dragica-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene