0 used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid naming it:
1 used to refer in an approximate way to an idea, subject, event, action, etc.:
That was an unkind thing to say.
Your information is correct but you left out one thing.
"What's the matter?" "It's this insurance thing. I'm really worried about it."
The fire alarm goes off accidentally so often that when it's the real thing (= when it really does happen) nobody will take any notice.
Training isn't the same thing as education.
Be true to yourself in all things.
If there's one thing I want to know, it's where he goes on Thursday afternoons.
3 used instead of "anything" to emphasize what you are saying:
4 used to talk about a particular action, agreement, etc.:
6 used after an adjective to refer to a person or animal with love or sympathy:
8 an event, thought, subject of discussion, or possibility:
What Pablo has just said puts an entirely new complexion on things.
I'd love to know what Anna thinks about things, but she always keeps her own counsel.
Both the kids were ill while we were in Boston, so that rather put a damper on things.
It just shows how you should never say how well things are going for you - it's fatal .
I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver. Do you have such a thing?
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