accidents,accidents will 'happen (saying)1.■said when a small accident has happened, for example when sth has been broken, to show that you do not consider it to be serious, or to excuse yourself for causing it 意外总是难免的:‘I’m so sorry, I’ve just broken a plate.’ ‘Oh, never mind, accidents will happen.’ “对不起，我刚摔了一只盘子。”“噢，没关系，意外是免不了的。”2.■a chapter of accidents 另见chapter