a thing

idiom

: anything

—used in negative statements

I can't see a thing without my glasses on.

The guests will be here soon, and I don't have a thing (that is appropriate) to wear.

Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of everything.

She doesn't look a thing like her older sister.

His new album doesn't sound a thing like his last one.

Examples of a thing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fuzzy, unreadable text is now (largely) a thing of the past. —Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

Read More Kitchen Trends 2025: The Big Ideas Ruling the Home’s Most Popular Room One thing’s for sure: The boring white kitchen is a thing of the past. —Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2025

Seth Rogen said pretty much word-for-word the exact same thing, and no one said a thing. —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025

The Woman must be a manifestation of Ramona’s grief: a thing that arrived uninvited into this family’s life, cast a shadow over their home, and refused to leave. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for a thing

• bowstring
• coiling
• downswing
• drawstring
• forewing
• hamstring
• lapwing
• mainspring
• offspring
• plaything
• shoestring
• texting