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one thing or another

one thing or another noun: various different events, tasks, duties, or contributing elements.

Noun

one thing or another

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

Forms of one thing or another

alternative formone thing and another

Questions about one thing or another

What does one thing or another mean?
One thing or another means various different events, tasks, duties, or contributing elements.
What part of speech is one thing or another?
One thing or another is a noun.

Words near one thing or another in the dictionary

  1. one that goes the other way
  2. one thing after another
  3. one thing and another
  4. one thing leads to another
  5. one thing led to another
  6. one thing or another
  7. one third
  8. one thousand
  9. one thousand and one
  10. one throat to choke
  11. one time

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