I became an interpreter more by accident than design; nobody else could speak the language of the refugees.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
more by accident than by design — more by accident than (by) design because of luck and not because of skill. I kicked the ball and, more by accident than design, it found its way into the net … New idioms dictionary
more by accident than design — more by accident than (by) design because of luck and not because of skill. I kicked the ball and, more by accident than design, it found its way into the net … New idioms dictionary
design — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, to outline, indicate, mean, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French designer to designate, from Medieval Latin designare, from Latin, to mark out, from de + signare to mark more at sign Date: 14th… … New Collegiate Dictionary
by design — adverb with intention; in an intentional manner (Freq. 1) he used that word intentionally I did this by choice • Syn: ↑intentionally, ↑deliberately, ↑designedly, ↑on purpose, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
by design — things worked out more by accident than by design Syn: deliberately, intentionally, on purpose, purposefully; knowingly, wittingly, consciously, calculatedly … Thesaurus of popular words
by design — formal deliberately She got the job more by accident than by design … English dictionary
accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… … Black's law dictionary
accident — The word accident is derived from the Latin verb accidere signifying fall upon, befall, happen, chance. In an etymological sense anything that happens may be said to be an accident and in this sense, the word has been defined as befalling a… … Black's law dictionary
design — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 making drawings of how sth should be made ADJECTIVE ▪ graphic ▪ computer aided ▪ a specialist in computer aided design ▪ architectural, industrial … Collocations dictionary
accident — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin accident , accidens nonessential quality, chance, from present participle of accidere to happen, from ad + cadere to fall more at chance Date: 14th century 1. a. an unforeseen and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
