THIS AND THAT Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, this, that, and the other . Various miscellaneous items, one thing and another, as in He said this and that about the budget, but nothing new or of great substance , or We spent all evening chatting about this, that, and the other . The first idiom was first recorded in 1581; the variant dates from the early 1900s.

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They added that "fair use of copyrighted materials is vital to this", and that the company wants to develop AI that benefits everyone.

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What do you think of how Townsend was able to get away with this and that he got away with it for as long as he did?

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If there’s a line between this and that, that’s enshrined in statute.

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Blake: I have to believe Frank is some sort of shady underworld connection Rick met while doing “this and that.”

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“People tell me, ‘I love how much you’ve grown into this,’ and that they could see me getting better every year, year after year.”

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