tumble to
phrasal verb
tumbled to; tumbling to; tumbles to
Definition of tumble to
British, informal
: to understand or become aware of (something)
They didn't tumble to the seriousness of the problem.
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“Tumble to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tumble%20to. Accessed 12 Jun. 2021.
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