Idiom
one thing led to another
Meaning
From one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We met for coffee, then one thing led to another.”
“I only meant to fix the leaky sink, but one thing led to another and I ended up renovating the entire kitchen.”
“What began as a casual conversation about local politics quickly escalated, as one thing led to another and they found themselves debating the very foundations of their friendship.”
Examples
simple
“We met for coffee, then one thing led to another.”
contextual
“I only meant to fix the leaky sink, but one thing led to another and I ended up renovating the entire kitchen.”
complex
“What began as a casual conversation about local politics quickly escalated, as one thing led to another and they found themselves debating the very foundations of their friendship.”
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