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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Canning: Someone gave me recently one of those things you — that the loud blast.
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Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
My diet at that point, and probably still now, is one of those things that's probably in the like big things that could change for the better.
—Outside Online, 17 July 2024
Dry shampoo is one of those things that seems amazing in theory – wash hair less, extend your blowout, instantly nix greasy, flat roots — but more often than not, ends up leaving hair feeling dirtier than before.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 31 May 2024
And every single one of those things was somebody’s dream!
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
My diet at that point, and probably still now, is one of those things that's probably in the like big things that could change for the better.
—Outside Online, 17 July 2024
Dry shampoo is one of those things that seems amazing in theory – wash hair less, extend your blowout, instantly nix greasy, flat roots — but more often than not, ends up leaving hair feeling dirtier than before.
—Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 31 May 2024
And every single one of those things was somebody’s dream!
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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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 15 Sep. 2024.
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