one thing led to another

An excuse for why you cheated on your girlfriend/boyfriend or wife/husband/partner/significant other...

Most often used my rather sheepish looking men
by Missy August 17, 2004
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One thing led to another

Used by lazy writers to fill in when they don't care to describe the situation.

"Adolf Hitler's application to art school was denied at the age of eight. One thing led to another, and the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan."

^ Great pamphlet, very informative ^
by Xiar Zeruin December 11, 2008
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One thing led to another

When you cheated on someone but you excuse it as something that "just happened" and you didn't want it to. It rarely works because you're a human being and you can control your actions.
Jake: Babe sorry we were just hanging out, I complemented her makeup, and one thing led to another, I didn't mean it

Mary: Yeah right, we're done Jake!
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One thing led to another

While this is a sexual innuendo, it is often a misunderstood phrase by the naive and used as general cause and efffect.
The pastor suggested two people go out for prayer but when she used the phrase, “one thing led to another” the parties misunderstood and ended up taking things further then intended.
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