- not\ the\ thing
- n. phr.Not the accepted form of action; something socially improper.
It is simply not the thing to wear blue jeans to the opera.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
not\ the\ thing
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