one thing or person after another
- one thing or person after another
one thing or person after another
a series of things or people that seems without limit. •
It's just one problem after another.
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One customer after another has been buying shoes today!
Dictionary of American idioms.
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one after another other — ˌone after aˈnother/the ˈother idiom first one person or thing, and then another, and then another, up to any number or amount • The bills kept coming in, one after another. Main entry: ↑oneidiom … 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
thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thing — /TIN/ noun 1 IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT (C) anything that you can think of as a single item, for example an idea, an action, a feeling, or a fact: The important thing is for us to tell the truth. | What a stupid thing to do. | A horrible thing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
thing */*/*/ — UK [θɪŋ] / US noun Word forms thing : singular thing plural things 1) [countable] an object, or an item. This word is used when you cannot or do not want to refer to the object or item in a more specific way What s that thing over there on the… … English dictionary
one — [ wʌn ] function word *** One can be used in the following ways: as a number: We have only one child. How much does one pound of apples cost? as a determiner: He grew roses on one side of his garden, and vegetables on the other. We ll meet again… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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one — ► CARDINAL NUMBER 1) the lowest cardinal number; 1. (Roman numeral: i or I.) 2) single, or a single person or thing. 3) (before a person s name) a certain. 4) informal, chiefly N. Amer. a noteworthy example of. 5) identical; the same … English terms dictionary
one after the other — ˌone after aˈnother/the ˈother idiom first one person or thing, and then another, and then another, up to any number or amount • The bills kept coming in, one after another. Main entry: ↑oneidiom … Useful english dictionary
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After one — One One, n. 1. A single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i. [1913 Webster] 3. A single person or thing. The shining ones. Bunyan. Hence, with your little ones. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English