English · Idiom Candidate

tumble on

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

to discover or find something by chance

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phát hiện hoặc tìm thấy điều gì đó bằng may mắn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: fall upon

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

She tumbled on an old photograph while cleaning the attic.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “tumble on” mean?

to discover or find something by chance Literally: fall upon

Is “tumble on” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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