the real thing

noun

: something that is genuine and not a copy or imitation : something that is truly valuable or important

The diamond turned out to be the real thing.

You've done very well in your training. Let's just hope you're ready for the real thing.

Examples of the real thing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All three play key roles in the library scene—in which Walker’s revolutionaries, seeking justice for a racial atrocity, hold Morgan’s collection hostage—but none had visited the real thing, on Thirty-sixth Street. —Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026

When Zero Sugar lines first launched, they were meant to taste closer to the real thing than Diet sodas. —Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026

But the Art Institute has the real thing, showing the set for the first time since its 1948 acquisition. —Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026

Lookalike products and knockoffs can closely resemble the real thing, making subtle differences hard to spot without close inspection. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for the real thing

• anything
• colouring
• everything
• nuzzling
• snorkeling
• splattering
• superstring
• underwing
• worshiping
• bing
• bring
• ching