it happens

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it happens

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Worrying is not necessary, since it is common to make this mistake or for this to occur. John said, "I'm sorry for knocking you over." Linda said, "It's okay. It happens."
Similar: these things happen

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phrase worrying is not necessary

日本語	しょうがない shou ga nai
中文	這是常有的事 /这是常有的事 zhè shì cháng yǒu de shì
Français	ça arrive
Deutsch	das kann schon mal passieren
Русский	с кем ни бывает s kem ni byvajet, бывает byvajet
עברית	זה קורה ze koré

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@misc{it_happens_2026,
  title = {it happens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it%20happens},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}