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Meanings of real thing in English

Informal usage attributing authenticity.

Usage of real thing in English
1
However, Mr Morgan-Smith admitted it was quite different to the real thing.
Radio NZ
2
The individual is the only real thing in nature and in life.
Cæsar or Nothing
3
He was the real thing, a good player; he had the feel.
Life
4
Yes, it's a real thing, and many people speak it fluently apparently.
Radio NZ
5
The real thing was far too important to be trusted to royalty.
From hell with love
6
The appearance of general acquiescence may exist, though not the real thing.
Nonsenseorship
7
This is the real thing came from the depths of the well.
The Collectors: Being Cases mostly under the Ninth and Tenth Com...
8
Her pretending to have a good time looks like the real thing.
Rogues
9
Fair comment, I suppose, though I'm learning fast through the real thing.
Bedlam
10
The real thing, though,' he lifted his glass to Dorin, 'that's rare.'
Dancer’s Lament
11
It quite literally hovers in space - just like the real thing.
The Irish Times
12
He suspected that in the dark silence some real thing was approaching.
Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel
13
But here is the real thing about YOUR opinions, in my opinion.
News.com.au
14
It had been a wonderful dream, but she wanted the real thing.
Witch heart
15
Traveler's diarrhea is a real thing and the most common travel-related illness.
The South African
16
The military ballots he referred to were, at least, a real thing.
News.com.au
This collocation consists of:
Real thing through the time
Real thing across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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