one of those things
noun phrase
informal
—used to refer to a bad or unfortunate experience that happened and to say that such experiences can happen to anyone
I missed the train and had to take a later one. It was just one of those things, I guess.
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Cleaning the kitchen is just one of those things that must be done.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Now, even with two incomes, not even a single one of those things is necessarily possible to obtain.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But getting elected president wasn’t – wasn’t – isn't one of those things.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Good luck finding a food in America that doesn’t contain at least one of those things.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Now, even with two incomes, not even a single one of those things is necessarily possible to obtain.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
But getting elected president wasn’t – wasn’t – isn't one of those things.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Good luck finding a food in America that doesn’t contain at least one of those things.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one of those things
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“One of those things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20of%20those%20things. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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