one thing led to another
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Phrase
- From one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.
- (understatement) Things got out of hand.
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Further reading
- “one thing leads to another”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “one thing leads to another” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “one thing leads to another” (US) / “one thing leads to another” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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