(just) one of those things
informalDefinition
› said to mean that there was no way of planning to avoid something: The road was blocked, so we missed the meeting - it was just one of those things.Expressions used to describe situations
(Definition of (just) one of those things from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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just the man/woman for the job idiom
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just the thing idiom
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just the ticket idiom
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just what the doctor ordered idiom
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(just) around the corner idiom
- (just) one of those things idiom
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(just) to be on the safe side idiom
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(just) you wait idiom
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just-in-time adjective
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justice noun (FAIRNESS)
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justice noun (JUDGE)
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Synonyms and related words:
- a bird in the hand (is worth two in the bush) idiom
- all things being equal idiom
- be in sb's shoes idiom
- be in the same boat idiom
- by the skin of your teeth idiom
- c'est la vie exclamation
- if it's not one thing, it's another idiom
- it's a funny old world idiom
- it's a small world idiom
- it's just one of those things idiom
- join the club! idiom
- that's the way the cookie crumbles idiom
- the boot/shoe is on the other foot idiom
- the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) idiom
- thing noun (IDEA/EVENT)
- wake up and smell the coffee idiom
- way/direction the wind blows idiom
- what's on idiom
- you can't win 'em all idiom
- zero-sum adjective
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