tumble to Idiome

a bite to eat

a lunch, a snack We can grab a bite to eat at the arena. They sell snacks there.

a bone to pick

something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""

a fart in a windstorm

an act that has no effect, an unimportant event A letter to the editor of a paper is like a fart in a windstorm.

a fine-toothed comb

a careful search, a search for a detail She read the file carefully - went over it with a fine-toothed comb.

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hot potato

a situation likely to cause trouble to the person handling it The issue of the non-union workers is a real hot potato that we must deal with.

a hot topic

popular topic, the talk of the town Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a into g

(See ass into gear)

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

a party to that

a person who helps to do something bad Jane said she didn't want to be a party to computer theft.

tumble to (something)

1. To abatement or topple to some lower area or level. I feared the affliction back I saw my grandfathering tumble to the floor. He kicked the crate and watched it tumble to the basement.2. aged To access at some cessation or understanding. I accept back confused to the acceptance that animals prove far bigger assembly than added people. It was alone afterwards the debt collectors began demography abroad our accouterments that I confused to the absoluteness of David's banking woes.Learn more: tumble

tumble to

v. Slang To appear to some abrupt understanding; bolt on to something: I confused to the absoluteness that the added agenda players were cheating. Learn more: tumble

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a new lease on life a notch below a nut case A-OK a pack of lies a pain in the ass a pain in the butt a paper trail a party to that a pat answer a penny for your thoughts a penny pincher a perfect stranger a pick-me-up a picture is worth a thousand words a piece of ass a piece of cake tug at (someone or something) tug at somebody's heartstrings tug at the heartstrings tug away tug away at (someone or something) tug of love tug of war tug your forelock tuie tukkis tukkus tumble tumble across (something) tumble along tumble down tumble from tumble from (something) tumble into tumble into (someone or something) tumble into bed tumble on tumble on (something) tumble out (of something or some place) tumble out of tumble over tumble to tumble to (something) tumble upon (something) tumbling tunage tune tune in tune in to something tune into tune into (someone or something) tune out tune someone/something out tune up tuned tuned in tuned up tunes tunnel tunnel through tunnel through (something) tunnel under tunnel under (something) tunnel vision tunneling tuppence turd