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thing

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A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING,

DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING,

FIRST THINGS COME FIRST,

FOR ONE THING,

SEE THINGS,

SURE THING,

TAKE IT EASY or TAKE THINGS EASY,

TELL A THING OR TWO.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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