swing of things

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Noun

swing of things (plural not attested)

1. (idiomatic, usually preceded by the) The normal flow and rhythm of daily life or of activities in a specific field.
   • 1905, Annie Fellows Johnston, chapter 11, in The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation:

     "I know how it would knock me out to have to stop now, just when I've got into the swing of things, so I know just how you feel."

   • 1987 February 21, Dave Perkins, “Tom Filer faces double jeopardy”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 22 June 2011, page C1:

     "I've been out of the swing of things for a whole year. I'm still trying to get back into the flow of it."

   • 2008 January 3, Andrea Sachs, “How Not to Look Old”, in Time:

     [I]f you're going back into the job market — say your job was just eliminated, and you need to get back into the swing of things — you're not going to do well with gray hair.

See also

• in full swing

References

• “swing of things”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.