Meaning of the other thing in English:
the other thing
phrase
humorous British An unexpressed alternative.
‘if you keep a lot of rules I'll reward you, and if you don't I'll do the other thing’
- ‘Well, it's not exactly fine, but it's better than the other thing.’
- ‘When she wants to go to the toilet she rings a bell once for a wee and twice for the other thing.’
- ‘I struggle with the angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other thing for a while and then I brush them off.’