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Charlie Chaplin

I remain just one thing, and one thing only -- and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

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first thing off the bat

[first thing off the bat] {adv. phr.} Immediately; at once. * /He called home from Paris first thing off the bat as he stepped off the plane./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

for one thing

[for one thing] {adv. phr.} As one thing of several; as one in a list of things. * /The teacher said, "You get a low mark, for one thing, because […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

have a thing for

[have a thing for] or [have a thing about] {v. phr.} To have a strong inexplicable feeling about sth. or somebody. * /I have a thing about sweets, for example. […] www.english-slang.com

if it's not one thing it's another

[if it's not one thing it's another] If a certain thing doesn't go wrong, another most probably will. * /When John lost his keys and his wallet, and his car […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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