tumble to (something)

1. To fall or topple to some lower location or level. I feared the worst when I saw my grandfather tumble to the floor. He kicked the crate and watched it tumble to the basement.

2. obsolescent To arrive at some conclusion or understanding. I have since tumbled to the belief that animals prove far better companions than other people. It was only after the debt collectors began taking away our belongings that I tumbled to the reality of David's financial woes.

tumble to

v. Slang

To come to some sudden understanding; catch on to something: I tumbled to the reality that the other card players were cheating.

词组	tumble to (something)
释义	tumble to (something) tumble to (something) 1. To fall or topple to some lower location or level. I feared the worst when I saw my grandfather tumble to the floor. He kicked the crate and watched it tumble to the basement. 2. obsolescent To arrive at some conclusion or understanding. I have since tumbled to the belief that animals prove far better companions than other people. It was only after the debt collectors began taking away our belongings that I tumbled to the reality of David's financial woes. See also: tumble Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. tumble to v. Slang To come to some sudden understanding; catch on to something: I tumbled to the reality that the other card players were cheating. See also: tumble The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: tumble to fall (up)on (someone or something) fall on place of business a/(one's) place of business take a tumble (as) mad as a March hare (as) mad as a hatter pry into pry into (something)
随便看	take (some amount of money) for (something) take some beating take somebody as you find them take somebody at their word take somebody by surprise take somebody for a ride take somebody into your confidence take somebody out of himself, herself, etc. take somebody's breath away take somebody's life take somebody's mind off something take somebody's name in vain take somebody/something at face value take somebody/something by storm take somebody/something for granted take somebody/something in hand take somebody/something seriously take somebody/something to the mat take somebody's part take somebody's place take somebody's point take somebody's temperature take somebody's word for it take somebody to task take somebody to the cleaners