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one of those things

noun phrase

Definition of one of those things

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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those

  1. : plural of that

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thing play things

  1. : an object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated

  2. : an inanimate object distinguished from a living being

  3. : a separate and distinct individual quality, fact, idea, or usually entity

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