one+after+another

  • 11one 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

  • 12one 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

  • 13one — [ 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

  • 14after — prep, adj, adv After, behind are synonymous adverbs, prepositions, and adjectives when they mean following upon, especially in place or in time. They are rarely interchangeable, however, without a loss of precision. With reference to place after… …

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  • 15After — Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in time;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 16After — Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in time;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17After all — After Aft er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. Shut doors after you. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Below in rank; next to in order. Shak. [1913 Webster] Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Later in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 18it's one thing after another — (it s) one thing after another bad things keep happening. Ever since my car was stolen last year, it s been one thing after another …

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  • 19It's just one thing after another! — It s (just) one thing after another! something that you say when bad things keep happening to you. We had our car stolen last week. It s one thing after another at the moment …

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  • 20It's one thing after another! — It s (just) one thing after another! something that you say when bad things keep happening to you. We had our car stolen last week. It s one thing after another at the moment …

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