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the thing is en · X

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (colloquial, idiomatic) Used to shift focus to an overriding point or impediment.
   • The thing is, we've even had formal confirmation from Government itself that the crucial research required to make such sweeping claims hasn't been done! 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3:
   • I'd like to come, but the thing is, I just can't afford it.
   • It's true that the stock market might go down, but the the thing is that with this investment you can make a profit regardless!
   • We've discussed lots of options. Thing is, we only have an hour left.

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that's the thing

Translations (29)

ro ideea e că (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · is málið er að (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · es es que (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · fi juttu on niin, että (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · hu az a helyzet, hogy (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · az iş orasındadır ki (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · ro chestia e că (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · fr le truc, c'est que (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · ja 要は、… (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · pl chodzi o to, że (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · ga is é an chaoi (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · nl het punt is (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · no greien her (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · fi kysymys on siitä, että (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · ru де́ло в то́м, что (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · ja ただ、… (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · de die Sache ist (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · pt é que (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · cmn 問題是... /问题是... (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · ro faza e că (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · cmn 是這樣的... (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · cmn 是这样的... (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · fi asia on niin, että (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · pl sęk w tym, że (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · es el caso es que (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · az məsələ burasındadır ki (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · ja 問題は、… (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · pl rzecz w tym, że (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment) · nl het zit zo (shift focus to an overriding point or impediment)