Kozma Prutkov

There is no great thing that would not be surmounted by a still greater thing. There is no thing so small that no smaller thing could fit into it.

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for one thing

[for one thing] {adv. phr.} As one thing of several; as one in a list of things. * /The teacher said, "You get a low mark, for one thing, because […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

have a thing for

[have a thing for] or [have a thing about] {v. phr.} To have a strong inexplicable feeling about sth. or somebody. * /I have a thing about sweets, for example. […] www.sky-net-eye.com

if it's not one thing it's another

[if it's not one thing it's another] If a certain thing doesn't go wrong, another most probably will. * /When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

thing or two

[thing or two] {n. phr.}, {informal} 1. Facts not generally known, or not known to the hearer or reader; unusual or important information. * /Mary told Joan a thing or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put on the map

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