this and that
idiom
informal
: several different things
"What have you been doing all day?" "Oh, a little bit of this and that."
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The Red Sox were one of many teams that use modeling and try to figure out what the best values are on and its' all about efficiency and getting the best deal and this and that and the other thing.
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Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Everybody on every side needs to understand (that) protecting the life of the mother is of paramount importance in this and that any doctor who fails to do that is actually violating their duty as a physician.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
That kingdom come is in the form of an ultimate soldier, that being Ares (Oscar winner Jared Leto), who has come to Earth all ablaze in red neon lights, and the floating upside-down ‘U’ Tron-thingy; these shooting lasers are splicing this and that and forming all sorts of light-cycle pathways.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2025
John and his team know how to do this and that expertise.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 July 2025
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Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Everybody on every side needs to understand (that) protecting the life of the mother is of paramount importance in this and that any doctor who fails to do that is actually violating their duty as a physician.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
That kingdom come is in the form of an ultimate soldier, that being Ares (Oscar winner Jared Leto), who has come to Earth all ablaze in red neon lights, and the floating upside-down ‘U’ Tron-thingy; these shooting lasers are splicing this and that and forming all sorts of light-cycle pathways.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2025
John and his team know how to do this and that expertise.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 July 2025
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“This and that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20and%20that. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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