Cliché indicating the inevitability of accidents, no matter how much care is taken to avoid them

To ease the manager's embarrassment who had just spilled soup on his tie, everyone said: "Not to worry, accidents will happen"

Per tentare di trarre d'imbarazzo il manager che, a tavola, si era sbrodolato la cravatta come un bambino, tutti quanti gli hanno detto: "Sono cose che succedono"