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just one of those things
Idioms and Phrases
A random occurrence that can't be explained. For example, It wasn't their fault that the show failed; it was just one of those things . This expression was given greater currency as the title and refrain of one of Cole Porter's most popular songs (鈥淛ust One of Those Things,鈥 1935). [c. 1930] Also see one of those days .Example Sentences
鈥淭he kind of implausibility of Kennedy鈥檚 life ending so abruptly and so seemingly senselessly is just one of those things that just stays with you. And it鈥檚 obviously stayed with the country for 60 plus years,鈥 Shaw said.
It's just one of those things unfortunately.
鈥淚t鈥檚 just one of those things,鈥 he added, 鈥渨here you鈥檙e gonna appreciate it a little bit more.鈥
鈥淚t was just one of those things where I鈥檓 tired, cranky, emotional, on my period, feeling terrible, overwhelmed with looking for a dinner spot for like an hour, and then we get there and it was a disappointment,鈥 she said.
It was just one of those things that taps into your imagination.鈥
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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