- bump into
- phr verbBump into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑acquaintance
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bump into — (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to bump into… … New idioms dictionary
bump into — [v] happen upon chance upon, come across, encounter, hit, light, light upon, luck, meet, meet up with, run across, run into, stumble, tumble; concept 114 … New thesaurus
bump into — index collide (crash against) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bump into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bump into : present tense I/you/we/they bump into he/she/it bumps into present participle bumping into past tense bumped into past participle bumped into 1) bump into someone to meet someone unexpectedly I… … English dictionary
bump into — verb collide violently with an obstacle (Freq. 1) I ran into the telephone pole • Syn: ↑run into, ↑jar against, ↑butt against, ↑knock against • Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bump into — PHRASAL VERB If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly. [INFORMAL] [V P n] I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway. Syn: run into … English dictionary
bump into — {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. * /Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan./ * /Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game./ Syn.: RUN INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
bump into — {v.}, {informal} To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. * /Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan./ * /Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game./ Syn.: RUN INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
bump\ into — v informal To meet without expecting to; happen to meet; come upon by accident. Mary was walking down the street, when she suddenly bumped into Joan. Ed was surprised to bump into John at the football game. Syn.: run into … Словарь американских идиом
bump into someone — bump into (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to… … New idioms dictionary
