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.

Examples of tumble to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Heineken tumbled to a net loss of 95 million euro ($103 million), primarily on the back of a non-cash impairment of 874 million euro on its investment in Chinese brewing firm CR Beer. —

Jenni Reid, CNBC, 29 July 2024 The target tumbled to the tracks as witnesses on the platform scrambled to help him back up. —

Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2024 Wrexham had tumbled to the lowest rungs of the English soccer system and was on the verge of financial collapse while the tiny working-class Welsh city the team calls home had also fallen on hard times, declining along with its soccer team. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024 As the officer holds her, onlookers attempt to pull the girl away, sending the two tumbling to the pavement, the video shows. —

Michael Gartland, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tumble to

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