any old thing

any old thing
any word, any answer
  

When the teacher asks him a question, he says any old thing.


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  • any old thing — pronoun anything at all …   Wiktionary

  • any old thing — anything, whatever …   English contemporary dictionary

  • old — W1S1 [əuld US ould] adj comparative older superlative oldest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not new)¦ 2¦(not young)¦ 3¦(age)¦ 4¦(that you used to have)¦ 5¦(familiar)¦ 6¦(very well known)¦ 7 the old days 8 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • old — [[t]o͟ʊld[/t]] ♦ older, oldest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young. ...a white haired old man... He was considered too old for the job. Syn: elderly Ant: young N PLUR …   English dictionary

  • any — an|y1 W1S1 [ˈeni] determiner, pron 1.) [usually in questions and negatives] some or even the smallest amount or number ▪ Have you got any money? ▪ Do you need any further information? any of ▪ Are any of the paintings for sale? ▪ They didn t… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • thing — n. deed event 1) to do a thing (she did a nice thing when she offered to help; to do great things; to do the right thing) 2) a bad; difficult; easy; good; mean; nasty; nice; sensible; strange; stupid; terrible thing; the right; wrong thing 3) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Old Golden Throat — Compilation album by Johnny Cash Released June 1968 Recorded August 8 …   Wikipedia

  • Old Golden Throat — Album par Johnny Cash Sortie juin 1968 en musique Enregistrement 8 août 1958, 12 janvier 1967 Durée 34 min 12 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • any — [[t]e̱ni[/t]] ♦ 1) DET: DET pl n/n uncount You use any in statements with negative meaning to indicate that no thing or person of a particular type exists, is present, or is involved in a situation. I never make any big decisions... I m not… …   English dictionary

  • any — an|y [ eni ] function word, quantifier *** Any can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a singular countable noun): It s a puzzle that any intelligent child could solve. (followed by a plural or uncountable noun): Are there …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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