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.
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Slimy Lunch Meats Lunch meats are one of those things that often evade clean-outs.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Only one of those things was accomplished Saturday, an ominous sign with FoCo games looming against Fresno State, Hawaii and UNLV over the next six weeks.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
And clean heat is one of those things that could be transformational.
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Rehearsing together is one of those things.
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Only one of those things was accomplished Saturday, an ominous sign with FoCo games looming against Fresno State, Hawaii and UNLV over the next six weeks.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
And clean heat is one of those things that could be transformational.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
Rehearsing together is one of those things.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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“One of those things.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20of%20those%20things. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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