this, that, and the other

phrase

chiefly British, informal

: several different things

We started talking about this, that, and the other, and before we knew it, it had gotten late.

Examples of this, that, and the other in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This enormous amount of black lipstick, this, that, and the other. — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Touch screens of various shapes and sizes control this, that, and the other. — Jason Fried, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026

People have accused you of getting offers of money from pharma and this, that, and the other thing. — CBS News, 14 June 2024

The music doesn’t have to keep selling this, that, and the other. — Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021

Rhymes for this, that, and the other

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• smother
• souther