| 词汇 | this and that |
| 释义 | Idiom this and that one thing and another.You see a lot of activity in the park, people riding bikes, playing ball, doing this and that. this and that 1. noun a hat. Rhyming slang AUSTRALIA, 1937 2. verb in cricket, to bat. Rhyming slang UK, 1961 this and thatMiscellany; a lot of different, varying things. A: "What did you and Steve talk about when you met for dinner?" B: "Oh, this and that. We don't really get into deep or meaningful conversations." this and thatAlso, this, that, and the other. Various miscellaneous items, one thing and another, as in He said this and that about the budget, but nothing new or of great substance, or We spent all evening chatting about this, that, and the other. The first idiom was first recorded in 1581; the variant dates from the early 1900s. ˌthis and ˈthat(also ˌthis, that and the ˈother) (informal) a number of different things: We talked about this and that for a while and then had dinner. |
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