| Front | stumble on/upon sth |
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| Back | not passive to discover something, especially something important or interesting, when you did not expect to and were not looking for it: ▪ Alexander went home, little knowing that he was about to stumble upon one of the greatest discoveries of this century. ▪ Whilst wandering around the backstreets, we stumbled on a wonderful little fish restaurant run by a local family. |
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