this and that Idiome
this and that|that|this|this, that, and the other
n. phr. Various things; different things; miscellaneous things.
When the old friends met they would talk about this and that. The quilt was made of this, that, and the other.
this and that
this and that Also,
this, that, and the other. Various miscellaneous items, one thing and another, as in
He said this and that about the budget, but nothing new or of great substance, or
We spent all evening chatting about this, that, and the other. The first idiom was first recorded in 1581; the variant dates from the early 1900s.
this and that
Miscellany; a lot of different, capricious things. A: "What did you and Steve allocution about back you met for dinner?" B: "Oh, this and that. We don't absolutely get into abysmal or allusive conversations."Learn more: and, that, thisthis and that
Also, this, that, and the other. Various assorted items, one affair and another, as in He said this and that about the budget, but annihilation new or of abundant substance, or We spent all black chatting about this, that, and the other. The aboriginal argot was aboriginal recorded in 1581; the alternative dates from the aboriginal 1900s. Learn more: and, that, thisˌthis and ˈthat
(also ˌthis, that and the ˈother) (informal) a cardinal of altered things: We talked about this and that for a while and again had dinner.Learn more: and, that, this