a thing or two en · X
Meanings
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An unspecified amount
What are you doing today? —I have a thing or two to take care of.
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A considerable amount; a lot.
He's a good mechanic, and surely knows a thing or two about car engines.
I could tell you a thing or two about that new boyfriend of yours.
He [Winston Churchill] was born at Blenheim Palace, that Oxfordshire pile built for his ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, who also knew a thing or two about warfare.
2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 75:The good news is that the new Rail Minister is Huw Merriman, former Chairman of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee, which means he knows a thing or two about the railways.
2022 November 16, Christian Wolmar, “Can Merriman use his rail knowledge to make a difference?”, in RAIL, number 970, page 44:
Synonyms
a great deal (a lot) · this and that (unspecified amount) · loads (a lot) · tons (a lot) · a lot (a lot)
Translations (17)
es un rato (unspecified amount) · hu egy-két dolog (unspecified amount) · nl het een en ander (unspecified amount) · is eitt og annað (unspecified amount) · cmn 很多 (a lot) · ga cuid mhór (a lot) · he דבר אחד או שניים (unspecified amount) · pl coś niecoś (unspecified amount) · sv ett och annat (unspecified amount) · fi sitä ja tätä (unspecified amount) · pl coś niecoś (a lot) · he דבר או שניים (unspecified amount) · fi yhtä ja toista (unspecified amount) · ga rud nó dhó (unspecified amount) · de das eine oder andere (unspecified amount) · fi yhtä jos toista (unspecified amount) · ru ко́е-что (unspecified amount)