bubble under
bubble under
To grow gradually and inconspicuously in scale, strength, potency, etc. There seems to be a pervasive sense of despair bubbling under in the small country. Word of the company's merger plans have already started to bubble under among most news outlets.
See also: bubble
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- bubble up
- sidle up
- sidle up (from someone or something)
- sidle
- sidle away
- sidle away (from someone or something)
- dip out
- slip through
- slip by
- steal out of (some place)