"the thing of it" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1855, Azel Stevens Roe, A long look ahead; or, The first stroke and the last:",
          "text": "But the thing of it is, when to begin",
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          "text": "But the thing of it is, everybody was rooting for the other individual and I was the only one rooting for him.",
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        "The important point to consider."
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        "(idiomatic, colloquial) The important point to consider."
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