What is the meaning of one thing leads to another?
idiom. If one thing leads to another, there is a series of events in which each event was caused by the previous one: At first, we were just talking a little, but one thing led to another, and he asked me out.
When one thing leads to another effect?
causal Add to list Share. Have you ever heard the saying "One thing leads to another"? When one thing is known for certain to cause another thing, then the first thing can be called causal. Causal is a variation of the word cause, which should be a clue to its meaning.