the thing is

Idioms  

1. The issue, main point, or problem is, as in The thing is, we haven't enough money for the tickets. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

“When the time is right, I will be. But right now, just trying to be in the present moment and focus on this. But the thing is my kids do come first.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"The thing is, I know I get to go back to the Masters tournament for the rest of my life, and that's quite a freeing feeling."

From BBC

“The thing is, I only have the one Chinese dress, so it would be nice to have an alternate outfit.”

From Literature

As he put it in Australia: "I have 100% faith that Honda will fix the problems because they did it already in the past. The thing is probably the time that is required, and it's not matching with my time in my career. That's something that remains to be seen."

From BBC

The thing is, it started gently enough.

From Literature