在所难免 zàisuǒnánmiǎn to be unavoidable (idiom)
How to remember 在所难免: 在 at + 所 place + 难 difficult + 免 avoid = to be unavoidable (idiom).
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How it is used
- Idiom: (of mistakes/mishaps) hard to avoid, bound to happen - 出点差错在所难免 (chū diǎn chācuò zàisuǒnánmiǎn) some slip-ups are inevitable.
- A reassuring set phrase acknowledging that minor errors are unavoidable. Written-leaning.