the thing with/about

idiom

: an important characteristic to know about (someone or something)

The thing with/about him is that he is not reliable.

Examples of the thing with/about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And that’s the thing about being genderqueer in this moment particularly. —Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024

That’s the thing about generative AI that can be beguiling. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024

Of course, the thing about demographic trends is that every group will probably move one way or the other, even if only by small margins, compared to the last election. —Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024

And that’s the thing about today’s high-tech race for efficiency in people’s lives. —Christine Kilpatrick, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024

Well, definitely the thing about how bad mental health has kind of been the main economic driver of civilization for the last couple thousand years. —Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024

Finally, the thing about leadership that is often disregarded, but is perhaps most important, is that effective leadership always begins with service. —Arash Vossoughi, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

But here’s the thing about those Gap Band records: For the most part, Wilson’s vocals were first takes. —Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024

But the thing about that episode that really stands out to me is that Edie Falco’s performance was so powerful. —James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024