And that's when the roof fell in. - In which situation is this used?
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It's a metaphor for the very last, very worst, most unexpected occurance in a series of trials and tribulations.\n\nYou see, you expect that your roof will remain to give you shelter and protection, regardless of anything else that happens. We take certain basic things for granted (like the roof) and when those things go wrong, it's REALLY bad.
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An easy way of establishing it is to see what the sentence would sound like without one or two words in it.  So if you would say 'I went to the game', then 'Doug and I went to the game' would be the correct thing to say.\n\nIf you would say - 'The score at the game affected me deeply as my team lost', it would then be OK to say 'The score at the game affected Doug and me deeply, as our team lost!'\n\nSo if you leave the 'Doug and' bit out of the sentence, then the context will tell you which one you should use.  That also goes if you are using either Doug and I or Doug and me as the answer to a question.  'Who broke the window?' 'Doug and I [did]' - the word 'did' being implied.  However, it's very hard to find a context in which 'Doug and me' would be used.  'Who would like to go to the game?' is usually answered by shouts of 'Me! Me!' when really it should be 'I! I!' as 'I would' is implied, and you wouldn't say 'me would'!  So on a stand alone basis 99.9999999999999999% (recurring) of the time, 'Doug and I' is probably the right answer.
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I would say that it falls under your responsibility ..\nbut the fact that it was during a storm or weather event.. the 'act of God' provision may apply.. if it is a major expense or you are not in good standing with your insurance company.. ask about this possibility ..\nif it is a minor little thing .. pay out of pocket and work out a way not to get the insurance company involved... why have to be concerned with the whole complicated process of appraisals and deductibles and the typical long drawn out paperwork process.. and the potential for it to affect any type of relationship you may have.. I wouldn't make a big issue out of it.. \nThe exact same thing happened to me.. his tree .. my fence ..\nmy neighbor has health issues and after speaking with him.. he paid for the material and I repaired the fence for a weekend project.. problem resolved. No insurance company to deal with.. no strained relations
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do you mean something like.... Why has this happened?  How has this happened?  What has happened?  The words meaning similar things and can be interchanged?
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I've known it to be used in two ways... one, yes, the sad sigh with the whole head bending over, eyes closed, as in resignation to an unwelcome thought.\n\nThe other is in shock.  Normally, I would think of this as "my chin hit the floor" but I have seen it used that way. \n\nI think the first onefits the passage you quoted, however.
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The expression is used facetiously, since you either are or are not pregnant. It's used to say that the reality of the situation is clear and can't be undone. Example: You "nearly" totaled your car. That's like being a little bit pregnant.
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Time and Circumstance.
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Someone, something, somewhere, somehow, somersault, somebody, somewhat, sometime, sometimes...\n\ndarn! I ran out!\n\nFahed
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Well of course!  You could be:\n\n1.  at the wrong place at the right time.\n2.  at the right place at the right time.\n3.  at the right place at the wrong time.
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It is recover.  "Get over FROM" doesn't make any sense, so that one is wrong.  (You could have "get over the shock," but that's not the way this sentence is phrased.)\n\nGood luck!!
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It depends if it is past tense or present tense.  It "drove" you crazy (happened yesterday)  or it "drives" you crazy (happening right now).  Also, for past tense, "this WAS one of those ....."
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it was dug out of the ground\n\nsee - the next two answers just confirm what i said, in a very wordy way
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how were you supposed to know the tree was gonna kick? I bet it looked pretty sturdy. You usually can't predict when one will fall over, especially in a bad storm. But really, it's no body's fault. Don't get this guy all riled up because of an act of nature. The tree may have been on his property, but there was no way either of you could have prevented it.\nIt's for these kind of events that home and car insurance are an asset. He may have been a total a$$hole, but he's right. Your insurance needs to cover it.
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It was an accident.  File it under insurance.
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did you drop something?
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16. It was raining and there was a power cut in the whole city :P
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Most often when the situation warrant it