this and that
idiom
informal
: several different things
"What have you been doing all day?" "Oh, a little bit of this and that."
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Over time, digested in larger quantities, this entertainment sands away the distinctions between this and that until context collapses into a river of color and sound.
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Helen Holmes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Yes, more music, yes more effects, yes, more this and that.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Instead of having a random half cup of this and that taking up space in your fridge and eventually going bad, everything goes into the baking dish.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
Hilarity then ensued in the form of mini one-on-one fights between this and that player.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Helen Holmes, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Yes, more music, yes more effects, yes, more this and that.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Instead of having a random half cup of this and that taking up space in your fridge and eventually going bad, everything goes into the baking dish.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2024
Hilarity then ensued in the form of mini one-on-one fights between this and that player.
—Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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“This and that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20and%20that. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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