- a funny thing happened on the way to the....
- a thing of the spirit.
- he has a thing about seafood.
- how can you say such a thing?.
- how could you do such a thing?.
- how does this thing work?.
- I couldn't tell what the thing was.
- it is a remarkable thing.
- it is none of your affair.
- several matters to attend to.
- she has a thing about him.
- the thing I like about her is ....
- the thing is to stay in bounds.
- things are going well.
- things of the heart.
- this thing has got to end.
- to say the same thing in other terms.