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  • 11a thing or two — informal a few things I need to get a thing or two at the shop. tell someone a thing or two (= tell someone why you are angry with them): The next time he calls I m going to tell him a thing or two …

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  • 12The Thing with Two Heads — Infobox Film name = The Thing with Two Heads caption = Region 1 DVD Cover director = Lee Frost producer = Wes Bishop Jonathan Lawrence writer = Lee Frost Wes Bishop James Gordon White narrator = starring = Ray Milland Roosevelt Grier Don Marshall …

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  • 13A Thing Or Two About Loyalty — Infobox Television episode Title = A Thing Or Two About Loyalty Series = Robin Hood Caption = Much, with his servant girl, Eve. Season = 1 Episode = 9 Airdate = 2 December 2006 Production = Writer = Paul Cornell Director = Graeme Harper Guests =… …

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  • 14tell someone a thing or two —    If you tell someone a thing or two, you express you thoughts (usually criticism) very clearly.     Let me tell you a thing or two about your son s behaviour said John to the boy s father …

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  • 15know somebody a thing or two (about somebody) — know/tell sb a ˈthing or two (about sb/sth) idiom (informal) to know/tell sb some useful, interesting or surprising information about sb/sth • She s been married five times, so she knows a thing or two about men! Main entry: ↑thingidiom …

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  • 16tell somebody a thing or two (about somebody) — know/tell sb a ˈthing or two (about sb/sth) idiom (informal) to know/tell sb some useful, interesting or surprising information about sb/sth • She s been married five times, so she knows a thing or two about men! Main entry: ↑thingidiom …

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  • 17know somebody a thing or two (about something) — know/tell sb a ˈthing or two (about sb/sth) idiom (informal) to know/tell sb some useful, interesting or surprising information about sb/sth • She s been married five times, so she knows a thing or two about men! Main entry: ↑thingidiom …

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  • 18tell somebody a thing or two (about something) — know/tell sb a ˈthing or two (about sb/sth) idiom (informal) to know/tell sb some useful, interesting or surprising information about sb/sth • She s been married five times, so she knows a thing or two about men! Main entry: ↑thingidiom …

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  • 19know a thing or two — (informal) To be shrewd • • • Main Entry: ↑thing …

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  • 20know a thing or two about — {v. phr.} To be experienced in; have a fairly considerable knowledge of. * /Tom has dealt with many foreign traders; he knows a thing or two about stocks and bonds./ …

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