a thing

idiom

: 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

Varnished dials are not, as some believe, a thing of the past, though the modern formulas do not yellow like the nitrocellulous of yesteryear. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2024

Which is where the next part comes in. Swift may know a thing or two about smudge-proof makeup—Glamour actually investigated which red lipstick survived all those football field smooches—but not everyone does. —Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 19 Apr. 2024

Chu knows a thing or two about musicals, having directed the movie versions of In the Heights and the upcoming two-part adaptation of Wicked. —Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024

Taylor Swift knows a thing or two about swerving when people least expect it. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2024

After graduation, home may well be a thing of the past for Maple and Kraft. —John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024

Chat rooms were just barely a thing, YouTube was just barely a thing. —Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024

The audience knows this is no normal spider, if there is such a thing as a normal spider. —Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024

Don’t want to miss a thing from Aerosmith’s farewell tour? —Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024