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.

Examples of one of those things in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That Mariska Hargitay is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield is one of those things everyone who knows anything about either of them seems to know — in some cases maybe the only thing. —Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025

Some things in life are mood enhancing and for me one of those things are narrowing down the products that will make it in my suitcase for my summer excursions. —Samantha Mims, Essence, 23 June 2025

Tian Tan Buddha Visiting Tian Tan Buddha (aka the Big Buddha) is truly one of those things where the act of getting there is just as exciting as reaching the destination. —Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2025

Maybe grazing a teen with an errant hunting rifle in front of his grandfather is one of those things. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 June 2025

Rhymes for one of those things

• brings
• clings
• dings
• flings
• kings
• lings
• pings
• rings
• sings
• slings
• stings
• strings