one thing or another in English

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      "form": "one thing and another",
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      ],
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          "word": "here and there"
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        {
          "word": "hither and thither"
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        {
          "word": "now and then"
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        {
          "word": "this and that"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "one thing or another"
}

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{
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    {
      "form": "one thing and another",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "?"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "here and there"
    },
    {
      "word": "hither and thither"
    },
    {
      "word": "now and then"
    },
    {
      "word": "this and that"
    }
  ],
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        "English nouns",
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        "Various different events, tasks, duties, or contributing elements."
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        "(informal, idiomatic) Various different events, tasks, duties, or contributing elements."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "one thing or another"
}

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"one thing or another" meaning in English

Noun

Alternative forms