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stumble across somebody — 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
stumble upon somebody — 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
stumble on — verb a) to discover or find something by accident b) to meet somebody by chance Syn: come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble upon … Wiktionary
stumble across — verb a) to discover or find something by accident b) to meet somebody by chance Syn: come across, come upon, stumble on, stumble upon … Wiktionary
stumble upon — verb a) To discover or find something by accident. b) To meet somebody by chance. Syn: come across, come upon, stumble across, stumble on … Wiktionary
trip up — verb 1. detect a blunder or misstep (Freq. 1) The reporter tripped up the senator • Syn: ↑catch • Derivationally related forms: ↑trip up • Hypernyms: ↑learn, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
slip up — verb make an error She slipped up and revealed the name • Syn: ↑stumble, ↑trip up • Derivationally related forms: ↑trip up (for: ↑trip up), ↑slip up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
come by — verb 1. visit informally and spontaneously (Freq. 4) We frequently drop by the neighbors house for a cup of coffee • Syn: ↑drop by, ↑drop in • Hypernyms: ↑visit, ↑call in, ↑call … Useful english dictionary
run across — verb come together (Freq. 2) I ll probably see you at the meeting How nice to see you again! • Syn: ↑meet, ↑run into, ↑encounter, ↑come across, ↑see … Useful english dictionary
