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(not) quite the thing (informal) what is considered socially correct, .fashionable, e. g. It's 
not quite the thing to wear an open-necked shirt to a formal evening dinner.
the thing is the most important point is, e. g. The thing is can we get there in time?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Практический курс английского языка. 4 курс под ред. В.Д. Аракина
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have a thing about (informal) — a peculiar attitude or feeling toward smth, e. g. She has 
a thing about cats. 
5. oppose v to be or act against, e. g. His father did not oppose his plan to study 
medicine.
to be opposed to, e. g. He is opposed to sex education in schools.
opposite n a person or thing that is as different as possible, e. g. Black and white are 
opposites.
opposite a 1) totally different; 2) across from where you are, e. g. He sits opposite.
opposition n 1) (U) action against, e. g. His opposition to the plan surprised his friends. 
2) the political parties opposed to the government. 
6. initial n, usu. pl first letters of a person's name.
initial a coming at the beginning, as the initial advantage, attempt, stage, step, symptoms, 
etc.,.e. g. His initial response to the question was "no".
initiative n 1) (С) the first step in an undertaking (esp. in the phr. io take the initiative),
e. g. Jean took the initiative at the party by introducing herself to the people she didn't 
know. 2) (U) the ability to do things before others; enterprise, e. g. Did you do this on 
your own initiative?