"one of those things" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-one of those things.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|!|head=one of those things}} one of those things (plural not attested)
  1. (idiomatic, often preceded by just) An unfortunate, but unavoidable, event. Tags: idiomatic, no-plural Translations (unfortunate but unavoidable event): 不可避免的事 (bùkěbìmiǎn de shì) (Chinese Mandarin), huonoa tuuria (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-one_of_those_things-en-noun-fMp6nZSv Disambiguation of 'unfortunate but unavoidable event': 97 3
  2. (idiomatic, often preceded by just) A strange or surprising event for which an explanation is unavailable or not worth pursuing. Tags: idiomatic, no-plural
    Sense id: en-one_of_those_things-en-noun-QWy4nRYh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 81

Alternative forms

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