tumble to
phrasal verb
tumbled to; tumbling to; tumbles to
British, informal
: to understand or become aware of (something)
They didn't tumble to the seriousness of the problem.
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This time around, that famous Drake diss track tumbles to fourth place.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Citigroup dimmed its short-term price target on oil and warns that Brent crude, the world benchmark, will likely tumble to $60 a barrel by mid-2025.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Earlier that year Jean-Louis Dumas, the French luxury house’s executive chairman, was seated next to the actress and singer Jane Birkin on a flight from Paris to London and witnessed her straw basket bag tumble to the floor, its contents scattering everywhere.
—Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
During that same span, the Celtics’ defensive rating in clutch situations (the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the score is within five points) tumbles to 26th in the NBA.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Citigroup dimmed its short-term price target on oil and warns that Brent crude, the world benchmark, will likely tumble to $60 a barrel by mid-2025.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Earlier that year Jean-Louis Dumas, the French luxury house’s executive chairman, was seated next to the actress and singer Jane Birkin on a flight from Paris to London and witnessed her straw basket bag tumble to the floor, its contents scattering everywhere.
—Kin Woo, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
During that same span, the Celtics’ defensive rating in clutch situations (the final five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime when the score is within five points) tumbles to 26th in the NBA.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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