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I can't see a thing [=I can see nothing] without my glasses on.
The guests will be here soon, and I don't have a thing (that is appropriate) to wear.
Don't worry about a thing. I'll take care of everything.
I can't do a thing to stop them!
I got there early so I wouldn't miss a thing.
The police couldn't get a thing out of him.
She refused to tell me a thing about it.
I haven't heard a thing from him since graduation.
We haven't had a thing to eat all day.
Forget what he said–it doesn't mean a thing. [=it has no meaning or importance; it's not true]
None of this will mean a thing if we lose.
She doesn't look a thing like [=anything like] her older sister.
His new album doesn't sound a thing like his last one. [=his new album sounds nothing like his old one]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.