Meaning of the thing is | Babel Free
Definitions
Used to shift focus to an overriding point or impediment.
colloquial, idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
die Sache ist
Suomi
kysymys on siitä, että
Français
le truc, c'est que
Português
é que
Русский
дело в том, что
Examples
“I'd like to come, but the thing is, I just can't afford it.”
“We've discussed lots of options. Thing is, we only have an hour left.”
“It's true that the stock market might go down, but the the thing is that with this investment you can make a profit regardless!”
“The thing is, we've even had formal confirmation from Government itself that the crucial research required to make such sweeping claims hasn't been done!”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.