this, that, and the other

idiom

chiefly British, informal

: several different things

We started talking about this, that, and the other, and before we knew it, it had gotten late.

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People have accused you of getting offers of money from pharma and this, that, and the other thing. —

CBS News, 14 June 2024 The music doesn’t have to keep selling this, that, and the other. —

Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021

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