Is this a standard expresion - to meet with an accident?
I have heard the phrase "to meet with an accident" used in India very often to mean "to have an accident". I would like to know whether it is used in American and British English and if so, how common it is.
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Yes it's common.
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I've never heard it, but I'm an American (we would say 'have an accident,' 'be in an accident'). Perhaps it's a Commonwealth thing as Peachey says.
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Yes, we use it in Australia as well. It's perfectly normal. Maybe it's a Commonwealth country thing.
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It's not common in US. I don't recall ever hearing it. We'd typically say "to get in an accident" or "to get into an accident."
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I'm American and I don't hear that phrase.
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