(it) happens to the best of us
(it) happens to the best of us
Everybody makes mistakes or experiences failures, so don't worry too much about it. A: "I really screwed up in work today, and I feel awful about it." B: "Hey, it happens to the best of us. I'm sure everything will be fine." A: "I got so nervous during the presentation that I forgot nearly half the material." B: "Ah, it's not the end of the world. Happens to the best of us!"
See also: happen, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- screw someone or something up
- screw up
- screw up, to
- screwed up
- eat (one's) heart out
- eat heart out
- eat one’s heart out
- eat one's heart out
- eat your heart out
- everyone makes mistakes