| 释义 |
idiomthis, that and the other(also this, that and the other thing AmE)spoken used in order to emphasize that you are talking about several things of different kinds, when it is not important to say what they are:Every magazine you read tells you shouldn't have too much fat, too much milk, too much of this, that and the other.The easiest way to furnish an apartment is to go to a store, point to this, that and the other thing, and have it delivered the next day; but that's no fun.
(redirected from this, that and the other)this, that, and the otherMiscellany; a lot of different, varying things. Jen: "What did you and Steve talk about when you met for a pint?" Dave: "Oh, this, that, and the other. We don't really get into deep or meaningful conversations." I really need to sort through this drawer. It has this, that, and the other in it, but I can never find what I'm actually looking for! |