a thing

phrase

: 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

Frost also knows a thing or two about streaks at UCF, having won the first 13 games of what became a 25-game winning streak that stretched from 2017-19. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Blackguarding, if such a thing was possible on the top of a mountain. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Fortunately, actor Will Brill knows a thing or two about balance, and managed to both a) charmingly answer our many varied queries about his wide-ranging career and b) attend to his yowling tabby’s needs while doing so. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2026

As for any flak the show had received, Anna Delvey, who knows a thing or two about mixed press and courthouse fashion, had a thought. — Danielle Naer, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for a thing

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