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es dazu kam

it came to that

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it came to that Often used in the phrase “wie es dazu kam” (“how it happened” or “how it came to that”).
GE: Niemand weiß, wie es dazu kam.
EN: Nobody knows how it happened.

Ich weiß nicht, wie es dazu kam, aber es war offenbar beabsichtigt.

I don't know how it happened, but it was apparently intentional.

Seine Leute hätten verhindern müssen, dass es dazu kam.

His people should have prevented this from happening.

— Der Leopard (1963)

Wie es dazu kam, dass ich bei Tyler wohnte?

How did I end up living with Tyler?

— Fight Club (1999)

Ich weiß nicht, wie es dazu kam.

I don't know how it happened.

— Rushmore (1998)