backs into

Backs into describes arriving at something indirectly or unintentionally rather than through deliberate pursuit.

You might back into a career by stumbling upon it rather than planning for it, or back into an answer by eliminating other possibilities.

The phrase suggests reaching a destination while facing the other direction—finding success or understanding almost by accident.

The literal sense describes reversing a vehicle into something: She backed into a parking space, He backed into a mailbox.