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thing

n. one’s interest; one’s bag. This isn’t exactly my thing, but I’ll give it a try.

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• (have) got a thing going (with someone)
• (have) got something going (with someone)
• (the) next thing (one) knows
• a mind is a terrible thing to waste
• A thing of beauty is a joy forever
• a thing of the past
• all good things come to an end
• all good things must (come to an) end
• All good things must end
• all the rage
• all the thing
• all things being equal
• all things come to those who wait
• all things considered
• All things must pass
• all things to all men
• all things to all people
• all things to all people, be
• amount to the same thing
• any fool thing
• any old thing
• as things stand
• be a sure thing
• be a thing of the past
• be all things to all men
• be another thing
• be in the swim (of things)
• be in the thick of things
• be neither one thing nor the other
• be not the done thing
• be on to a good thing
• bell, book, and candle things that are miraculous or that signal that
• best things come in small packages, good things come in small packages
• best things in life are free
• better things to do
• big things come in small packages
• bright young thing
• can’t remember a fucking thing
• Chance would be a fine thing!
• choose between two people or things
• come to the same thing
• cut it fine
• do anything by halves
• do one’s own thing
• do one’s thing
• do one's thing
• do own thing
• do the drink thing
• do the drug thing
• do the right thing
• draw people or things together
• every fool thing
• except for one thing
• feel out of things
• find out a thing or two
• first thing
• First things first
• for one
• for one thing
• get in the swing of things
• get into the swing of it
• get into the swing of things
• girl thing
• Good things come in small packages
• Good things come to him who waits
• good things come to those who wait
• greatest thing since indoor plumbing
• greatest thing since sliced bread
• guy thing
• harbinger of things to come
• hasn't been easy
• have a good thing going
• have a thing
• have a thing about
• have a thing for (someone)
• have a thing for (something)
• have a thing going
• have going for one
• have something going with
• have too much of a good thing
• He who begins many things, finishes but few
• hearing things
• how do you do
• How're things going?
• How're things?
• How's every little thing?
• I have to wash a few things out
• If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well
• If thinks , 've got another thing coming!
• If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
• in the grand scheme of things
• in the scheme of things
• in the swim of things
• in the thick of things
• in thing, the
• interpose between people or things
• It's just one of those things
• It's one thing after another!
• just one of those things
• Keep a thing seven years and you'll find a use for it
• keep things straight
• know a thing or two
• know all the answers
• know the first thing about
• last thing
• learn a thing or two
• least little thing
• let it slide
• let things slide
• Let’s do lunch sometime
• Let’s do the lunch thing
• let's get one thing straight
• little knowledge is a dangerous thing
• little knowledge is a dangerous thing, a
• Little things please little minds
• look on the sunny side (of life/things)
• lot of
• lots of people or things Go to a lot of
• make a big thing of
• Moderation in all things
• near thing
• never heard of such a thing!
• no such thing
• not know beans
• not know the first thing about
• not miss much
• number of things or people
• of all things
• Of all things!
• one final word
• one of those things
• one thing after another
• One thing leads to another
• one thing or person after another
• onto a good thing
• other things being equal
• out of the swim of things
• put (something) straight
• put people or things together
• real thing
• scrape (someone or something) up
• scrape (someone or something) up off (something)
• scratch (someone or something) together
• see things
• seeing things
• something thing, a
• sure bet
• sure thing
• sweet young thing
• take (something) out of context
• take things easy
• tell (someone) a thing or two (about someone or something)
• tell a thing or two
• tell people or things apart
• tell things apart
• that very thing
• the best thing since sliced bread
• the best thing since sliced pan
• the done thing
• the funny thing is
• the going thing
• the greatest thing since sliced bread
• the in thing
• the in thing to do
• the last thing (one) needs
• the last thing (one) wants
• the latest
• the more things change, the more they stay the same
• the next best thing
• the same old thing
• the shape of things to come
• the swing of things
• the thing
• the thing is
• the thing of it is
• the way things are
• There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch
• there is no such thing
• There’s no such thing as a stupid question
• There's no such thing as a free lunch
• they're only after one thing
• thing
• thing of the past
• thing or two
• thing you don't want is dear at any price
• Things are looking up
• Things are seldom what they seem
• things getting you down?
• things have come to a pretty pass
• things that go bump in the night
• Things will work out
• too much of a good thing
• very thing
• very thing, the
• wedge between people or things
• whole nother thing
• work things out
• worth of a thing is what it will bring
• yoke people or things together
• you can have too much of a good thing
• you're imagining things
• you're seeing things