to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?

to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?

be in the wrong place at the wrong time
be in the wrong place at the wrong time
To encounter trouble or misfortune that that was not one's fault but rather was due to unfortunate circumstances, timing, or physical location.
There are a lot of conspiracy theories about why he was targeted, but I think he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I happened to be walking through right when the protest started. Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
A: "Gordon was in a car accident?" B: "Yeah, he just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time—the other person had fallen asleep at the wheel."
See also: place, time, wrong
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right/wrong place at the right time, to be in the
To be where one can/ cannot take advantage of an opportunity. The adjective right in this phrase, which dates from the second half of the nineteenth century, is used in the sense of “fitting” or “appropriate.” It is often used with reference to logistics, as H.W.V. Stuart did in Egypt after the War (1883): “Her Commander’s knack of being in the right place at the right time.” Other versions are to be in the right place at the wrong time, indicating one’s timing is bad for taking advantage of something, and the wrong place at the wrong time, for when one is hopelessly out of luck.
See also: place, right, to, wrong
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See also:
be in the wrong place at the wrong moment
bite (one) in the arse
bite (one) in the ass
woe is me
Woe is me!
bane of (one's) existence
bane of one's existence, the
existence
the bane of somebody's life/existence
the bane of (one's) life