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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Shares of Danish pharmaceutical firm Zealand Pharma tumbled to the bottom of the Stoxx 600 index on Friday morning, with the stock sliding 10% by 8:45 a.m. London time.
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Karen Gilchrist,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
The value of the loonie, or Canada’s dollar, had already tumbled to just over 70 cents against the American greenback, a low not seen since mid-2020.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Norris sustained race-ending damage to his car, while Verstappen tumbled to P5, allowing Mercedes’ George Russell to swoop to victory, with Norris’ teammate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz completing the podium.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Security video shows the killer approaching Thompson from behind, leveling his pistol and firing several shots, barely pausing to clear a gun jam while the executive tumbled to the sidewalk.
—Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Karen Gilchrist,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
The value of the loonie, or Canada’s dollar, had already tumbled to just over 70 cents against the American greenback, a low not seen since mid-2020.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Norris sustained race-ending damage to his car, while Verstappen tumbled to P5, allowing Mercedes’ George Russell to swoop to victory, with Norris’ teammate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz completing the podium.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Security video shows the killer approaching Thompson from behind, leveling his pistol and firing several shots, barely pausing to clear a gun jam while the executive tumbled to the sidewalk.
—Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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