stumble on something

stumble on something
ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived
to discover sth/sb unexpectedly

Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring.

I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel.

Main entry:stumblederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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