the thing

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

“What I always tell faculty is, ‘Don’t outsource the thing that you love.’

From Los Angeles Times

But if that was the thing that you hated doing and weren’t good at, then you can get some help with that.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It is distracting. Often you’re just buying the problems of the thing that was there.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I knew I should tighten my sad, limp ponytail and move on with my life, but the thing was, Sela’s hair supremacy was a new thing.

From Literature

“What about you? What’s the thing you’ve been wanting to say but haven’t said because you’re not ready or because it’s too weird to say on the phone?”

From Literature