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Meanings of
real thing
in English
Informal usage attributing authenticity.
real McCoy
real stuff
Synonyms
Examples for "
real McCoy
"
real McCoy
real stuff
Examples for "
real McCoy
"
1
They make good copies these days, but this is the
real
McCoy
.
2
Twenty percent are saying he's the '
real
McCoy
'
and he's being truthful.
3
I say he's got the
real
McCoy
concealed on his person.
4
You can also download the
real
McCoy
in the Excel format.
5
Bottom line, who are we to judge if she's the
real
McCoy
or not?
1
You couldn't sell costume jewelry that year, let alone the
real
stuff
.
2
We always try to refer back to
real
stuff
,
just to see.
3
It's all
real
stuff
filled in, your name, your address, Ocean Heights.
4
I downed another glass of
tequila
-
the
real
stuff
,
not the synthetic crap.
5
The
real
stuff
is in him, after all, and plenty of it, too.
Usage of
real thing
in English
1
However, Mr Morgan-Smith admitted it was quite different to the
real
thing
.
2
The individual is the only
real
thing
in nature and in life.
3
He was the
real
thing
,
a good player; he had the feel.
4
Yes, it's a
real
thing
,
and many people speak it fluently apparently.
5
The
real
thing
was far too important to be trusted to royalty.
6
The appearance of general acquiescence may exist, though not the
real
thing
.
7
This is the
real
thing
came from the depths of the well.
8
Her pretending to have a good time looks like the
real
thing
.
9
Fair comment, I suppose, though I'm learning fast through the
real
thing
.
10
The
real
thing
,
though,' he lifted his glass to Dorin, 'that's rare.'
11
It quite literally hovers in space - just like the
real
thing
.
12
He suspected that in the dark silence some
real
thing
was approaching.
13
But here is the
real
thing
about YOUR opinions, in my opinion.
14
It had been a wonderful dream, but she wanted the
real
thing
.
15
Traveler's diarrhea is a
real
thing
and the most common travel-related illness.
16
The military ballots he referred to were, at least, a
real
thing
.
Other examples for "real thing"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
real
thing
real
Adjective
Noun
Real thing
through the time
Real thing
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
United States of America
Common
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