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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