stumble on
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle on
Usefulness
Meanings
Discover something by chance
Why “on”? A person finds someone or something by chance.
“He stumbled on a rare coin.”
“While looking for the station, Mia stumbled on a street market.”
Don't confuse with
stumble onstumble across
Stumble on means discover something by chance. Stumble across means find something by chance.
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