stumble across (someone)

To meet or encounter someone by chance. I stumbled across Jack and Janet at the mall yesterday. They said to say hello! If those park rangers hadn't stumbled across us in time, we would have been eaten by that bear!

See also: across, stumble

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stumble across someone or something

and stumble (up)on someone or something; stumble into someone or something

to 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.

See also: across, stumble

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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]

See also: across, stumble

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

stumble across

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.

See also: across, stumble

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

stumble across
stumble upon (someone)
stumble over
stumble over (someone or something)
drop in to say hello
stumble across (something)
have a brush with
have a brush with (something)
meet one's match, to
come upon (someone or something)

词组	stumble across (someone)
释义	stumble across (someone) stumble across (someone) To meet or encounter someone by chance. I stumbled across Jack and Janet at the mall yesterday. They said to say hello! If those park rangers hadn't stumbled across us in time, we would have been eaten by that bear! See also: across, stumble Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. stumble across someone or something and stumble (up)on someone or something; stumble into someone or something to 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. See also: across, stumble McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. 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] See also: across, stumble The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. 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. See also: across, stumble The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: stumble across stumble upon (someone) stumble over stumble over (someone or something) drop in to say hello stumble across (something) have a brush with have a brush with (something) meet one's match, to come upon (someone or something)
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