evil thing

collocation in English

meaningsofevilandthing

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evil
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.vəl/us
/ˈiː.vəl/
morally bad, cruel, or ...
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thing
noun
uk
/θɪŋ/us
/θɪŋ/
used to refer in an approximate way to an object or to avoid ...
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(Definition ofevilandthingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofevil thing

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And now here was the novelist dragging me into the wholeevilthing.
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We have been told today that nationalism is anevilthing.
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But to make a profit is not anevilthing.
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I think it is a veryevilthing.
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The colour bar is anevilthing, wherever it may be.
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I never for one moment suggested that personation was not anevilthing.
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It was not that profit was anevilthing.
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Therefore, he wants theevilthingonly to go on for a certain limited time.
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If we believe federation a dangerous andevilthing, are we not entitled to be pleased?
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The movement of population is not in itself anevilthing.
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This is anevilthingthat is happening.
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Is it anevilthingto stir up opinion against what we think is wrong?
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Let us go forward and abolish thisevilthing.
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I think we are all agreed that racial prejudice is anevilthing.
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That is anevilthingfor any nation.
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That was anevilthing, and privatisation has helped to sweep it away.
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Of course, taxation is anevilthingand rates are anevilthing.
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Basically, this is anevilthing, and it has been from the beginning.
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We believe divorce to be anevilthing.
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They will not have anything to do with thisevilthing.
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