Idiom
be a thing
Meaning
To exist, or to be available, widespread, possible, or a common practice.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I did not know that online grocery shopping was a thing.”
“I was surprised to learn that people actually pay for virtual pets, but apparently that is a thing now.”
“While I once considered the concept of remote work to be a temporary experiment, it has clearly become a thing that defines the modern professional landscape.”
Examples
simple
“I did not know that online grocery shopping was a thing.”
contextual
“I was surprised to learn that people actually pay for virtual pets, but apparently that is a thing now.”
complex
“While I once considered the concept of remote work to be a temporary experiment, it has clearly become a thing that defines the modern professional landscape.”
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