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one thing after another

one thing after another noun: a succession of things that are tedious, problematic, or otherwise unwanted.

Noun

one thing after another

  1. A succession of things that are tedious, problematic, or otherwise unwanted.
    • And now my car's broken down too. It's just one thing after another.

Questions about one thing after another

What does one thing after another mean?
One thing after another means a succession of things that are tedious, problematic, or otherwise unwanted.
What part of speech is one thing after another?
One thing after another is a noun.

Words near one thing after another in the dictionary

  1. one swallow doesn't make a spring
  2. one swallow doesn't make a summer
  3. one swell foop
  4. one tenth
  5. one that goes the other way
  6. one thing after another
  7. one thing and another
  8. one thing leads to another
  9. one thing led to another
  10. one thing or another
  11. one third

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