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one thing and another

one thing and another is the alternative form of one thing or another.

Meaning of one thing or another

Noun

one thing or another

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Various different events, tasks, duties, or contributing elements.

Questions about one thing and another

What is one thing and another the alternative form of?
One thing and another is the alternative form of one thing or another.

Words near one thing and another in the dictionary

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

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