the real thing

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   the genuine thing

   She s the real thing Vlad

In the movies · 16

• You sure these are the real thing?Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
• Yeah. Gee, those trucks sure look like the real thing, don't they?Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
• She s the real thing VladAnastasia1997
• It's the real thing.What Happens in Vegas2008
• In the real thing. In the real thing.A Star Is Born2018
• That's the real thing.What If2013
• It was the real thing.Spielberg2017
• Until the real thing comes alongBeasts of the Southern Wild2012

Learn it in full scenes

• Can You Ever Forgive Me?2018
  • Lee Meets Jack Hock
  • Lee Asks to Be Paid in Cash
  • Lee Tells Jack Her Secret
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
  • Major Kong's Pep Talk
  • General Turgidson Dodges Calls
  • Mandrake Confronts General Ripper
• A Star Is Born2018
  • Jack Crashes the Drag Bar
  • Jackson Meets Ally at the Drag Bar
  • Jackson Tells Ally She's Talented

From the same entry

• for real
• get real
• keep it real
• the real McCoy
• the power behind the throne

More idioms

• wait for it
• on the spot
• at your disposal
• move heaven and earth
• side by side
• on your feet
• come clean
• a far cry from
• a means to an end
• a shot in the dark
• at the top of your voice
• be an open secret