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not miss a thing

notice or remember everything

If someone does not miss a thing, they notice or remember absolutely everything that happens.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

How did Dad know we had been arguing?

He doesn't miss a thing.

Play the conversation

You have to be careful what you say around Mia because she doesn't miss a thing.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: My nan doesn't miss nothing.

Say: My nan doesn't miss a thing.

Do not use another negative such as nothing after doesn't; a thing completes this fixed expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

doesn't miss a thing; didn't miss a thing

Your turn: say it out loud

You have to be careful what you say around Mia because she doesn't miss a thing.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

not miss a thing

notice or remember everything

“You have to be careful what you say around Mia because she doesn't miss a thing.”

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