tip over into sth
— phrasal verb with tip /tɪp/ verb (-pp-)Definition
› If something tips over from something into something else, it stops being the first thing, and becomes the second: At various points in the play, the action tips over from comedy into farce (= stops being amusing and becomes ridiculous).ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
(Definition of tip over into sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alter verb (CHANGE)
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
- transmute verb
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