betide[verb]Synonyms: happen, befall, break, chance, come off, develop, fall out, go, hap, occur
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
be‧tide /bɪˈtaɪd/
verb[
Date: 1100-1200;
Origin: tide 'to happen' (11-19 centuries), from Old English tidan]
woe betide somebody used to say that someone will be in trouble if they do something – often humorous:
Woe betide anyone who wakes the baby! [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲