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one thing leads to another

one thing leads to another is the present tense form of one thing led to another.

Meaning of one thing led to another

Phrase

one thing led to another

  1. (idiomatic) From one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.
    1. (idiomatic, understatement) Things got out of hand.

Questions about one thing leads to another

What is one thing leads to another the present tense form of?
One thing leads to another is the present tense form of one thing led to another.

Words near one thing leads to another in the dictionary

  1. one swell foop
  2. one tenth
  3. one that goes the other way
  4. one thing after another
  5. one thing and another
  6. one thing leads to another
  7. one thing led to another
  8. one thing or another
  9. one third
  10. one thousand
  11. one thousand and one

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