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the thing of it

the thing of it noun: the important point to consider.

Noun

the thing of it

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) The important point to consider.
    • But the thing of it is, when to begin1855, Azel Stevens Roe, A long look ahead; or, The first stroke and the last
    • But the thing of it is, everybody was rooting for the other individual and I was the only one rooting for him.1997, Youth and Violence.: Developing Local & State Solutions

Questions about the thing of it

What does the thing of it mean?
The thing of it means the important point to consider.
What part of speech is the thing of it?
The thing of it is a noun.

Words near the thing of it in the dictionary

  1. the tar out of
  2. the terrorists will have won
  3. the thick plottens
  4. the thing
  5. the thing is
  6. the thing of it
  7. the Three Weeks
  8. the time has come
  9. the tits
  10. the tongue wounds more than a lance
  11. the tooter the sweeter

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