To meet someone unexpectedly; to bump into someone; to encounter or come across something

by coincidence; to happen to; describes an event or situation that occurs unexpectedly at a specific time

the act or instance of two objects hitting each other; impact

to run into; to come upon; to encounter; to crash or plough into something

To meet and discuss briefly; to put heads together.

to meet up; to encounter someone or get together

to run into or meet someone unexpectedly; to bump into

to touch; to come into contact with; to bump into

to hit or strike one's head or body against a wall

to confront a tough situation or person with equally tough methods; to pit one's strength against another's in a direct confrontation

to try one's luck; to take a chance or leave something to luck in the hope of succeeding

An electric car used for amusement, equipped with rubber bumpers and driven around to collide with other cars; also known as a dodgem.

to clink glasses or cups together before drinking as a gesture of celebration or greeting

to be wounded or injured by accidentally colliding with something

(colloquial) to scam someone by staging or faking an accident and then demanding compensation; examples include placing fragile items where they will be knocked over or stepping in front of slow-moving cars.

a short, informal meeting held to exchange information or coordinate tasks

to knock against; to bump into; to collide with (usually of objects)

to run into each other; to collide or bump into one another

to meet with a rebuff; to get snubbed; to encounter a setback or be given the cold shoulder

to knock against or together; to strike or hit

a type of lock that snaps shut automatically

(colloquial) to be rejected or snubbed; to find oneself in an embarrassing or awkward position after being scolded or turned down

Describes people or things being so crowded that they bump into each other; to be packed or jammed together

a collision in which only one party is at fault

To meet with rejection or failure at every turn; to be snubbed or run into obstacles everywhere one goes.

A pair-matching game where players try to find identical items, such as tiles or cards.

to collide with one another; to crash into each other

(idiom) a blind cat finds a dead mouse; to have a stroke of luck or succeed by pure chance rather than skill

(xiehouyu) describes achieving something by pure chance or luck rather than skill; literally a blind cat coming across a dead mouse

a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse; to have a stroke of luck or to succeed by sheer accident

to try something randomly or haphazardly without a clear plan

To knock something over or cause it to fall by accidentally hitting or bumping into it.

happening by coincidence; a lucky stroke or chance occurrence

damage to the surface of something, such as soft fruit or fragile goods, caused by a bump or impact

mountain building as a result of continents colliding

(colloquial) To scam someone by faking an accident and demanding compensation for damages or injury; also includes deliberately provoking others to extract money.

to undertake difficult work or deal with a formidable obstacle

An electric amusement park boat with a rubber bumper around its edge, driven by tourists who steer them to crash into one another.

(colloquial) to scam someone by staging a fake accident to demand compensation, such as stepping in front of a car or placing fragile items where they will be broken by passers-by

to touch; to come into contact with something

To be met with a polite or tactful refusal; literally "to bump into a soft nail".

a pair of small cup-shaped finger cymbals made of brass or copper, used as a percussion instrument in traditional music and opera

A pair of small handheld bronze bells connected by a cord and played by striking them together; they produce a clear, crisp sound without a fixed pitch.

A crack or chip in a surface, such as on a cup or dish, caused by a physical impact

(loanword) coupon

(loanword) coupon; voucher

doorstop; a device designed to hold a door open or to prevent it from hitting a wall

Literally "an egg colliding with a rock"; describes attacking someone far stronger than oneself or overrating one's own abilities.