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Meaning of the thing is | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

Used to shift focus to an overriding point or impediment.

colloquial, idiomatic

Equivalents

Azərbaycan dili iş orasındadır ki məsələ burasındadır ki
Deutsch die Sache ist
Español el caso es que es que
Suomi kysymys on siitä, että
Français le truc, c'est que
日本語 ただ、… 問題は、… 要は、…
Nederlands het punt is het zit zo
Polski rzecz w tym sęk w tym
Português é que
Română chestia e că faza e că ideea e că
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.
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See also

the time has come the toilet is clogged the tongue wounds more than a lance the trash takes itself out the turns have tabled the very thing

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