one thing or another
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one thing or another — idiom
1. a vague way of pointing to several different reasons, activities, or items in a
1.idiom
Definition
a vague way of pointing to several different reasons, activities, or items in a category, when the speaker does not want to list them or specify exactly which ones.
Example
Lucia was busy with one thing or another all weekend and never got to the laundry.
What with one thing or another, Mr. Patel forgot to send the birthday card to his niece.