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The phrase "an overall thing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a general concept or idea that encompasses various aspects or elements of a subject.
Example: "When considering the project's success, we need to look at it as an overall thing rather than focusing on individual components."
Alternatives: "a general matter" or "a comprehensive aspect".
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What do you care if it's brown or green?' And you would say, 'I'm trying to put together an overall thing here.' Once that happens, then it's no longer about what's the right idea, because there's such history there.
I didn't think about [racism] as an overall thing till recently, when I started to see more stuff out of America.
"This is about a long-term relationship with lots of pluses and minuses," Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn told THR. "'The Lone Ranger' certainly didn't help things, but we all have our wins and our losses, and this is an overall thing related to the company's supply of projects from all these other places".
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So, while it's a point of pride and an overall good thing that we can say pretty much whatever we want in the United States, and that these opinions can now be heard or read almost anywhere, to whom should we be listening?
As a result of my personal experience, I reached adulthood believing divorce was a cooperative event and an overall good thing.
In other words, "no" often seems like a failure, an admission of weakness, or just an overall negative thing to say.
Although Carolyne sees caregiving overall as positive, there were other children, able to reflect on a mix of positive and negative meanings, who perceived caregiving as an overall negative thing.
Acting is the overall thing in theater; you and many people will benefit from taking an acting class/workshop.
A: Overall, the hardest thing was making the engine.
"That contributed to the overall thing.
My overall thing is I love music.
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