one thing leads to another
- one thing leads to another
one thing leads to another phrase
used when you cannot or do not want to give a lot of details about how something happens This expression is often used when you are talking about sex
We kissed, and, well, one thing led to another...
Thesaurus: ways of describing something in a general way
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used to suggest that the exact sequence of events is too obvious to need recounting, the listener or reader being able to guess easily what happened
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ˌone thing leads to aˈnother idiom
used to suggest that the way one event or action leads to others is so obvious that it does not need to be stated
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He offered me a ride home one night, and, well, one thing led to another and now we're married!
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