stumbled against

Verb

stumble against (third-person singular simple present stumbles against, present participle stumbling against, simple past and past participle stumbled against)

1. (figuratively, transitive) To discover or find accidentally.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To meet (somebody) by chance.

   Synonyms:

   bump into, run into

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, against.
   • That team will probably stumble against their first-round opponents in the tournament.

   Synonyms:

   chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, happen upon, stumble across, stumble on, stumble onto, stumble upon