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Hanging

Happened

keyword: Happen
Can't Wait For Something To Happen »
(eager for it to happen...)


A Den Of Iniquity »
(a place where wrong and dirty things happen...)


A Harbinger Of Things To Come »
(it shows us what will happen in the future...)


A Matter Of Life And Death »
(if this does not happen, some may die...)


A Must »
(that thing must happen; it is needed...)


A Pipe Dream »
(it is wished for but it will probably never happen...)


A Portent Of Things To Come »
(a demonstration of what will happen in the future...)


A Prelude To Something »
(an introduction to something else which will happen...)


A Sign Of Things To Come »
(the thing that happened will happen more often in the future...)


A Storm Is Brewing »
(something is preparing to happen, like the way clouds gather and the weather changes before a storm...)


All For Something »
(one agrees with that and wants it to happen...)


All In Good Time »
(no need to rush; it will happen at the right time...)


Bank On Something »
(be confident that it will happen...)


Bargain For Something »
(expect that it would happen; plan for it; be prepared for it...)


Bargain On Something »
(expect plan that it would happen...)


Before You Know It »
(it will happen quickly...)


Behind Closed Doors »
(in a place where no one could see it happen...)


Can't Help But Do Something »
(it has to happen; there is no way to not do it...)


Cannot Help Doing Something »
(it must be done; it had to happen...)


Clamp Down On Someone Or Something »
(not allow it to happen anyway; become more strict...)


Die A Natural Death »
(one's death did not happen as the result of an accident or tragedy...)


Every Once In A While »
(it does not happen often, but it happens sometimes...)


Every Time You Turn Around »
(it seems to happen very often...)


Fat Chance »
(it is unlikely that will happen...)


Figure On It »
(expect it to happen...)


For The Time Being »
(it will happen this way until something changes...)


Get Another Think Coming »
(what will happen is not what you are expecting; the result is not going to be good for you...)


If Not »
(if it does not happen or is not true...)


In All Probability »
(probably; it will probably happen; it is likely; i think so...)


In Denial »
(pretending it did not happen; one says that the truth is untrue...)


In Due Time »
(it will happen eventually; there is no need to rush it or hurry...)


In The Near Future »
(very soon; it will happen soon; the time for it will be soon...)


Incumbent Upon Someone To Do Something »
(one thing must happen in order for the other thing to happen...)


Jump To Conclusions »
(one only knows a little information, but one thinks one knows what will happen...)


Just As I Expected »
(I was correct; it happened as I expected it would happen...)


Likely As Not »
(it will probably happen...)


Live And Learn »
(we learn from our mistakes; if bad things happen, we learn from it and continue...)


No Ifs, Ands, Or Buts About It »
(it must happen this way; nothing else is acceptable...)


Not A Chance »
(it will definitely not happen...)


Off Again, On Again »
(it was not going to happen, not it seems like it will happen...)


Out Of Luck »
(it did not happen as one wanted...)


Prime Mover »
(the one who makes that thing happen...)


Sick And Tired Of Someone Or Something »
(one wishes that thing would stop; one does not want it to happen any more...)


Sixth Sense »
(an intuition; one has a feeling it will happen, without knowing why...)


Take Place »
(happen...)


Tip Someone Off »
(tell someone what it is going to happen...)


Tip The Scales At Something »
(increase the chance that it will happen...)


What Comes Around Goes Around »
(the things you do to others will happen to you...)


When Hell Freezes Over »
(it will never happen...)


When Pigs Fly »
(that thing will never happen...)


When The Time Is Ripe »
(it will happen at the right time, not sooner...)


Year After Year »
(It continues to happen every year...)


You Can Bet On It »
(I guarantee that it will happen...)




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