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one thing led to another

one thing led to another phrase: from one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.

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 led to another

What does one thing led to another mean?
One thing led to another means from one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.
What part of speech is one thing led to another?
One thing led to another is a phrase.

Words near one thing led to another in the dictionary

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

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