Look at A in the vocabulary section. Explain what the underlined expressions with thing and get mean in the following sentences.

1. Don't make such a big thing about it. I'm only going for a few days.
2. Jess has got a thing about wanting straight hair, but her natural frizz suits her much better.
3. The thing is , I don't know when we'll be at home.
4. Unless things change, we won't be able to get away for a holiday .
5. We have a number of things to get through before lunchtime.
6. I don't get on with them very well. For one thing , we like different things . For another , I find them quite rude.
7. Did you get what the lecturer was saying? I didn't get a thing .
8. I hope we can get everything sorted out today. It's time we got it together !