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just one of those things means something bad that happens unexpectedly:-
--I couldn't keep the dog from running toward the car. It was just one of those things.
Generally a random occurrence that can't be explained. For example:-
It wasn't their fault that the show failed; it was just one of those things.
This expression was given greater currency as the title and refrain of one of Cole Porter's most popular songs (“Just One of Those Things,” 1935). [c. 1930].
One of those days means a day when everything goes wrong, as in:--- The car wouldn't start, I lost my glasses--it was one of
those days.
--I couldn't keep the dog from running toward the car. It was just one of those things.
Generally a random occurrence that can't be explained. For example:-
It wasn't their fault that the show failed; it was just one of those things.
This expression was given greater currency as the title and refrain of one of Cole Porter's most popular songs (“Just One of Those Things,” 1935). [c. 1930].
One of those days means a day when everything goes wrong, as in:--- The car wouldn't start, I lost my glasses--it was one of
those days.