Stumble on

verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, on.
  2. 2
    To discover or find something by accident. figuratively, intransitive
  3. 3
    To meet somebody by chance. figuratively, intransitive
  4. 4
    To continue with difficulty in one's endeavours; to struggle on. figuratively, intransitive, with-on

    "After 1849 Lord John Russell's government—virtually a Whig cousinhood—lurched but managed to stumble on until 1852."

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