On our vacation we chanced upon an interesting antique store.
Mary dropped her ring in the yard, and Mother chanced on it as she was raking.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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