about+to+happen
101bring sth about — UK US bring sth about Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► to make something happen: »He brought about the collapse of the company by his reckless spending …
102come\ about — v To take place; happen, occur. Sometimes it is hard to tell how a quarrel comes about. When John woke up he was in the hospital, but he didn t know how that had come about …
103bring about — PHRASAL VERB To bring something about means to cause it to happen. [V P n (not pron)] The only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. [Also V n P] Syn: cause …
104be about to do something — to be going to happen or do something very soon I was about to get undressed when there was a knock on the door. We arrived just as the ceremony was about to begin …
105not bear thinking about — British to be too shocking or unpleasant to think about What will happen if they pull out now? It really doesn t bear thinking about …
106come about — intransitive verb Date: 14th century 1. happen 2. to change direction < the wind has come about into the north > 3. to shift to a new tack …
107List of films about computers — This is a list of films about computers, featuring fictional films where activities involving computers play a central role in the development of the plot. Contents 1 Artificial intelligence 2 Computers 3 Hacking 3.1 Motion P …
108come about — verb a) To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen. We have to ask, how did this come about? b) …
109come about — index arise (occur), occur (happen) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
110know\ one's\ way\ about — • know one s way around • know one s way about v. phr. 1. To understand how things happen in the world; he experienced in the ways of the world. The sailor had been in the wildest ports in the world. He knew his way around. Compare: have been… …
