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It's all the thing

English translation: it's what's popular |what's in | all the rage | the latest trend

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English term or phrase:It's all the thing
Selected answer:it's what's popular |what's in | all the rage | the latest trend
Entered by: David Russi

05:52 Aug 10, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Other
English term or phrase: It's all the thing
A bookshop owner currently has an area in his bookshop to sell coffee. And this is what he said:

"It's all the thing, nowadays" grinned Otto. "I came into this business because I love literature. Because I want to sell books. Now I serve caffelattes and macchiatos."
Buttercup
it's what's popular
Explanation:
what is "in"
Selected response from:

David Russi
United States
Local time: 00:10
Grading comment
thank you very much indeed
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +16it's what's popular
David Russi


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +16
it's all the thing
it's what's popular


Explanation:
what is "in"

David Russi
United States
Local time: 00:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
thank you very much indeed

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RHELLER: it's the latest thing
0 min
agree  Will Matter: The newest fad or trend, what's "in".
2 mins
agree  Susana Galilea
37 mins
agree  Jack Doughty: It's all the rage
1 hr
agree  Peter Shortall
1 hr
agree  Clair Pickworth
2 hrs
agree  LJC (X)
2 hrs
agree  Caryl Swift: It's the current craze, the most recent 'must do/must have'. :-)
2 hrs
agree  Alison Jenner
2 hrs
agree  Alexander Demyanov
8 hrs
agree  Can Altinbay
8 hrs
agree  NancyLynn
8 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
9 hrs
agree  Ana L Fazio-Kroll
17 hrs
agree  Sara Noss
1 day 16 hrs
agree  anastasia t (X)
5 days
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