this and that

Idioms  

1. Also, this, that, and the other. Various miscellaneous items, one thing and another, as in He said this and that about the budget, but nothing new or of great substance, or We spent all evening chatting about this, that, and the other. The first idiom was first recorded in 1581; the variant dates from the early 1900s.

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Example Sentences

“But again, I think there are people who are profiting off this, and that is what I find very despicable.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The reality of what my comments were after Ohio State were, I have two really passionate agendas in regards to this, and that is, I want to be a pioneer of growing the game, period,” Close said.

From Los Angeles Times

“I know exactly who needs to hear this, and that would be anyone who is daft enough to think that parents are not caused trauma by their kids.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The architecture of Artemis has been a dog’s breakfast, glopping together a bit of this and that, including “heritage hardware” derived from the Shuttle program.

From Slate

The returns on that group made us think that we should invest in this and that we could grow a new crop.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• odds and ends