About phrasal verb or idiom

[lzy917]

Can you use "come across" to express the idea of finding a place unexpectedly instead of running into someone? If not, is there any phrasal verb or idiom that you can use to express that idea?

[Tdol]

Yes, you can.

[Charlie Bernstein]

You can also say:

- found myself at/in
- ended up at/in
- wound up at/in

Old-fashioned expressions:

- chanced upon
- happened upon

[probus]

And also

stumble on or upon

[emsr2d2]

In BrE, the most common way of expressing that you met someone unexpectedly is to say that you "bumped into them".

[Tdol]

In BrE, the most common way of expressing that you met someone unexpectedly is to say that you "bumped into them".

Unlike come across, this wouldn't work for finding a place unexpectedly.