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What does "trickle on down" mean? Is it different from "trickle down"?

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Rebecca

"Trickle on down" means the same thing as "trickle down". The preposition "on" here just makes the phrase seem a little slower but also more active. Ex: The coffee she spilled trickled on down the hill.

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