meet\ with

meet\ with
v
1. To meet (someone), usually by accident.

In the woods he met with two strangers.

Syn.: come upon
2. To meet together, usually by plan; join; have a meeting with.

The two scouts met with the officers to talk about plans for the march.

3. To experience (as unhappiness); suffer (as bad luck); have (as an accident or mishap).

The farmer met with misfortune; his crops were destroyed by a storm.

The traveler met with an accident on the road.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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