Meaning of this, that, and the other thing | Babel Free

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Noun. [C2]

Examples

“"I aye took your part when folk miscaa'd ye, and said ye were this, that, and the other thing."”

“They insisted upon knowing how this, that, and the other thing would be done in the Cooperative Commonwealth.”

“Gilligan: I would like to promise you [the people of the island]… Gilligan: I… I'd like to promise you, uh… Just a second! (whispers) Rodriguez: Promise dem “dis, dat, 'n' dee oda ting.” Gilligan: I promise you this, that, and the other thing!”

“[W]hen people called and wanted to know how I intended to vote or what my opinion was on this, that and the other thing, I used to decline to talk to them.”

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