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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

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!
by Xxxxxxxxfanboyxxxxxxxxxx June 12, 2020
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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.
by pmahc1mik October 11, 2023
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One thing and another

used to describe a variety of nonspecific topics, activities, or duties.
What with one thing and another, she hadn't gotten much sleep lately.
by Arminkshipper June 21, 2024
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You might not see a nut as an appetizing meal but another person who is really hungry can see that nut as a full course meal and make use of it.
It means that you should appreciate every nut that hits your stomach.
Person 1: Look at this sandwich... gross! Would you eat it if i gave it to you?
Person 2: Well, I am really hungry.
Person 1: I can't believe it! I guess one man's nut is another man's meal.
by Tuna Bananer August 16, 2018
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One man's meat, another man's gravy.

A nice twist on one mans meat, another man's poison. Where neither option is that bad. Invites thought , laughter and useful for pub banter.

Originated in the pubs of South London in the 1940s.
I don't know Bill, I don't know what he sees in her.
"One man's meat, another man's gravy."
Long pause...
"But which is better? Meat or gravy?"
"Exactly."
by LenSeaside January 25, 2025
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