bump into someone

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 bump into real-life murder stories.


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  • bump into (someone) — Verb. To fortuitously meet with someone …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • bump into (someone) — Verb. To fortuitously meet with someone …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • bump into something — 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

  • 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 — 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 [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 — 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

  • ˌbump ˈinto sb — phrasal verb to meet someone unexpectedly I bumped into your mother at the supermarket.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • bump — bump1 [ bʌmp ] verb * 1. ) transitive to accidentally hit part of your body against something, making it hurt: Be careful not to bump your head. a ) intransitive or transitive to hit against something solid once or many times: Small boats were… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bump — bump1 S3 [bʌmp] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) [>I always + adv/prep, T] to hit or knock against something bump against ▪ I ran after him, bumping against people in my hurry. bump into ▪ Tim was a clumsy boy, always bumping… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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