be one thing
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.62 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be ordinary or acceptable; often used with "be another thing" to contrast two different ideas, situations, or actions.
Example Sentences
- "Talking is one thing; actually taking action is another."
- "It might be one thing if Congress clearly ordained this strange result. But it did not. The relevant statute, the presumption of judicial review, and our precedent all point toward allowing, not forbidding, inventors their day in court."