First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
one damn thing after another — or[ODTAA] (pronounced owed tay) {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. * /First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!/ Compare: IF IT S NOT… … Dictionary of American idioms
one damn thing after another — or[ODTAA] (pronounced owed tay) {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more. * /First I lost my wallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused to start. It was just one damn thing after another!/ Compare: IF IT S NOT… … Dictionary of American idioms
one (damn) thing after another — ˌone (damned/damn) thing after aˈnother idiom (informal) used to complain that a lot of unpleasant things keep happening to you Main entry: ↑thingidiom … Useful english dictionary
one (damned) thing after another — ˌone (damned/damn) thing after aˈnother idiom (informal) used to complain that a lot of unpleasant things keep happening to you Main entry: ↑thingidiom … Useful english dictionary
thing — W1S1 [θıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea/action/feeling/fact)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(situation)¦ 4¦(nothing)¦ 5¦(person/animal)¦ 6¦(make a comment)¦ 7 the thing is 8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc 9 last thing … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. / Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA) … Dictionary of American idioms
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 wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. / Compare: ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER (ODTAA) … Dictionary of American idioms
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 wouldn t start, he exclaimed in despair, If it s not one thing it s another. Compare: one damn thing after another ODTAA … Словарь американских идиом
thing — [[t]θɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ things 1) N COUNT: usu with supp You can use thing to refer to any object, feature, or event when you cannot, need not, or do not want to refer to it more precisely. What s that thing in the middle of the fountain? Some kind of… … English dictionary
ODTAA — One Damn Thing After Another … Glossary of chat acronyms & text shorthand
