Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
if it's not one thing it's another — If a certain thing doesn t go wrong, another most probably will. * /When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. / Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA) … Dictionary of American idioms
if\ it's\ not\ one\ thing\ it's\ another — If a certain thing doesn t go wrong, another most probably will. When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. Compare: one damn thing after another ODTAA … Словарь американских идиом
one thing leads to another — phrase used when you cannot or do not want to give a lot of details about how something happens This expression is often used when you are talking about sex We kissed, and, well, one thing led to another... Thesaurus: ways of describing something … Useful english dictionary
one thing leads to another — an event or activity results in another that you have usually not planned. I agreed to help him paint his house and one thing led to another until I ended up helping him fix up his kitchen … New idioms dictionary
one thing leads to another — used when you cannot or do not want to give a lot of details about how something happens. This expression is often used when you are talking about sex We kissed, and, well, one thing led to another … English dictionary
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thing — /θɪŋ / (say thing) noun 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, or creature which is not or cannot be specifically designated or precisely described: the stick had a brass thing on it. 3.… …
one\ damn\ thing\ after\ another — • ODTAA • one damn thing after another n. phr. (pronounced owed tay) If there is one problem, there will be more. First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another! … Словарь американских идиом
one damn thing after another — or[ODTAA] (pronounced owed tay) {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. * /First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!/ Compare: IF IT S NOT… … Dictionary of American idioms
one damn thing after another — or[ODTAA] (pronounced owed tay) {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. * /First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!/ Compare: IF IT S NOT… … Dictionary of American idioms
