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swing of things

swing of things noun: the normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.

Noun

swing of things (plural not attested)

  1. (idiomatic, no plural, usually preceded by the) The normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.
    • It's hard to get back into the swing of things after a long holiday.
    • "I know how it would knock me out to have to stop now, just when I've got into the swing of things, so I know just how you feel."1905, Annie Fellows Johnston, chapter 11, in The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation

Examples of swing of things in a sentence

  • "I've been out of the swing of things for a whole year.1987 February 21, Dave Perkins, “Tom Filer faces double jeopardy”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 22 Jun 2011, page C1:
  • [I]f you're going back into the job market — say your job was just eliminated, and you need to get back into the swing of things — you're not going to do well with gray hair.2008 January 3, Andrea Sachs, “How Not to Look Old”, in Time:

Questions about swing of things

What does swing of things mean?
Swing of things means the normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.
How do you use swing of things in a sentence?
"I've been out of the swing of things for a whole year.
What part of speech is swing of things?
Swing of things is a noun.

Words near swing of things in the dictionary

  1. swing into action
  2. swing loan
  3. swing loans
  4. swing motion
  5. swing motions
  6. swing of things
  7. swing off
  8. swing one's dick around
  9. swing out
  10. swing over
  11. swing pan

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