thing

thing idiom
In addition to the idiom beginning with thing, also see all the rage (thing); all things to all men; amount to the same thing; do one's thing; first thing; first things first; for one (thing); get (a thing) going; get into the swing of things; greatest thing since sliced bread; have a good thing going; have a thing about; just one of those things; know all the answers (a thing or two); little knowledge is a dangerous thing; near thing; no such thing; not know beans (the first thing); of all things; other things being equal; seeing things; sure thing; the latest (thing); the thing; the thing is; too much of a good thing; very thing.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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