Is there a close friend you only met through pure chance? How did it happen?
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A natural way to answer
Yes, one of my closest friends. We happened to sit next to each other on a long train journey and started talking. We got on well immediately and stayed in contact afterwards. It was completely by chance that our paths crossed at all.
Key phrases to use
- click — to immediately like someone and get along very naturally“We clicked the moment we met.”
- paths cross — to happen to meet someone, often by chance“Our paths crossed at a conference years ago.”
- fall into your lap — to come to you easily, without any effort on your part“A great opportunity just fell into my lap.”
2 more ways to say it
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