this and that

phrase

informal

: several different things

"What have you been doing all day?" "Oh, a little bit of this and that."

Examples of this and that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An adventure among the mustangs, the chaparrals, the arroyos, the wide purple this and that. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

There could have been a quicker resolution to this and that would have meant prices come down. — Sooji Nam, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026

There’s family coming, there’s this and that. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2026

When everything is a priority, nothing is a priority, which explains why many employees spend their days doing this and that while rarely finishing anything. — Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for this and that

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat