Re:TheAshLad - Sandbooks

nothing less than or short of absolutely. completely She was used to
nothing less than the best.. think nothing of to. treat casually.to regard
as insignificant He thinks nothing of lying to. conceal his
incompetence.adv. . in no respect or degree not at all It was. nothing
like that. Nothing dismayed he repeated his question.adj.. . amounting
to nothing as in offering no prospects for satisfaction. advancement or
the like She was stuck in a nothing job.bef. ME OE. matronym. thing.
thing (thing) n. . a material object without life or consciousness an.
inanimate object.. some entity object or creature that is not or cannot
be. specifically designated or precisely described The stick had a brass
thing on. it.. anything that is or may become an object of thought things
of the. spirit.. things matters affairs Things are going well now.. a fact.
circumstance or state of affairs It is a curious thing.. an action deed.
event or performance to do great things His death was a horrible thing..
a. particular respect or detail perfect in all things.. aim objective The.
thing is to reach this line with the ball.. an article of clothing I don't.
have a thing to wear.. things implements utensils or other articles for.
service I'll wash the breakfast things.personal possessions or
belongings. Pack your things and go. a task chore I've got a lot of
things to do. today.. a living being or creature His baby's a cute little
thing.. a. thought or statement I have just one thing to say to you..
Informal. a. peculiar attitude or feeling either positive or negative
toward something. mental quirk She has a thing about cats.. something
signified or. represented as distinguished from a word symbol or idea
representing. it.. Law. anything that may be the subject of a property
right.. do or find. one's own thing Informal. to pursue a lifestyle that
expresses one's self.. Also do or find one's thing. . make a good thing
of Informal. to turn (a. situation experience etc.) to one's own profit
benefit by She made a good. thing of her sparetime hobbies.. new thing
Jazz. See free jazz. . not to. get a thing out of to be unable to obtain
information or news from The police. couldn't get a thing out of him.to
fail to appreciate understand or derive. aesthetic pleasure from My wife
likes opera but I don't get a thing out of. it.. see or hear things Informal.
to have hallucinations.. the thing. something that is correct or
fashionable That caf is the thing now.that. which is expedient or
necessary The thing to do is to tell them the. truth.bef. ME OE orig.
meeting see THINGthing (thing ting) n.. (in Scandinavian countries) a
public meeting or assembly esp. a legislative. assembly or a court of
law.Also ting. Cf. thingstead. ON assembly. c. THING D ding G Ding
thing orig. meeting akin to Goth theihs. matronym. greases. )datamedia
1365