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Значение идиомы one damn thing after another
[one damn thing after another] or [ODTAA] {n. phr.} If there is one problem, there will be more.
First I lost mywallet, then a kid broke the window, and, lastly, my car refused tostart. It was just one damn thing after another!
Compare: IF IT’S NOTONE THING IT’S ANOTHER.





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