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stumble across
stumble across someone or something
and stumble (up)on someone or something; stumble into someone or somethingto find someone or something, usually by accident. I stumbled across an interesting book yesterday when I was shopping. Guess who I stumbled into at the library yesterday? I got lucky and stumbled on the right answer.
stumble across somebody/something
also stumble on somebody/something to meet someone or find something unexpectedly Lee has stumbled across a plot to sell high-tech US weapons to international terrorists. Border Patrol agents stumbled on the drugs when they were on a routine patrol.
stumble across
Also, stumble on. Find by chance, discover or meet with unexpectedly. For example, When we were hiking up the mountain we stumbled across a few abandoned shepherd's huts , or At the flea market Alfred stumbled on a quite valuable old lithograph. This idiom uses stumble in the sense of "accidentally trip." [Mid-1500s]
stumble across
v. To come upon someone or something accidentally or unexpectedly: I had given up finding my keys when I stumbled across them lying under the dresser. On my way to work this morning, I stumbled across an old friend I hadn't seen in years.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Cristal | | ['kristl] | |
Jalmari | | YAHL-mah-ree | Finnish |
Gaia | | GAY-ə (English), GIE-ə (English), GAH-yah (Italian) | Greek Mythology, Italian |
Emiliya | | - | Bulgarian |
Clover | | KLO-vər | English (Rare) |
Georgina | | [dʒɔ:'dʒi:nə] | |