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English
Pronunciation
Noun
one of those things (plural not attested)
- (idiomatic, often preceded by just) An unfortunate, but unavoidable, event.
- It was just one of those things: I spent an hour in traffic and then found that the shop was closed.
- (idiomatic, often preceded by just) A strange or surprising event for which an explanation is unavailable or not worth pursuing.
1959, Isaac Asimov, Words of Science, page 227:The moral to this story is that the good research scientist pays strict attention to any peculiar event and does not shrug off a mystery as just "one of those things."
Translations
unfortunate but unavoidable event
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 不可避免的事 (bùkěbìmiǎn de shì)
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- Finnish: huonoa tuuria
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