bubble under

bubble under
bubble under
To hover just below a significant point or division, as on a scale
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Main Entry:bubble

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ˌbubble ˈunder [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bubble under he/she/it bubbles under present participle bubbling under past tense bubbled under past participle bubbled under] phrasal verb
to have some success but not yet be extremely successful and famous

Their albums have been bubbling under for a couple of years now.

Thesaurus: to be, or to become successfulsynonym
Main entry: bubble

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ˌbubble ˈunder derived
(especially BrE) (NAmE usually ˌbubble under the ˈradar) (informal) to be likely to be very successful or popular soon

Here are two records that are bubbling under.

Main entry:bubblederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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