Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Tumble
Tumbled and jumbled, as in Titan wars.
—Lord De Tabley
“Squatter Sovereignty” squatted out of existence, tumbled down like a temporary scaffolding.
—Abraham Lincoln
Tumbling about in her head like a world in disruption.
—George Meredith
Time eftsoon will tumble
All of us together like leaves in a gust,
Humbled indeed down into the dust.
—Joaquin Miller
Tumbling … like rolling empty barrels down stairs.
—Mark Twain