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View synonyms for the thing
the thing
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Idioms and Phrases
Also, the in thing . Something in style or vogue, the latest trend. For example, Wearing oversized clothes is the thing these days , or Vans and sports utility vehicles have been the in thing for some time now . The first term dates from the mid-1700s; the second, which uses in in the sense of “popular,” dates from the mid-1900s. Also see the latest .Discover More
Example Sentences
No upright manly take-the-thing-as-it-comes; but fly-sky-high whenever there's a dash on their heaven.
From Project Gutenberg
He gave me a name which means 'The-thing-which-should-never-have-been-born.'
From Project Gutenberg
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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