really confused - things antique or antique things?

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5. Out of America's fascination with all things antique have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing back the chaise lounge, the overstuffed sofa, and the claw-footed bathtub.

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things antique has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that is bringing
things that are antiques has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring
antique things have grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that are bringing
antique things has grown a market for bygone styles of furniture and fixtures that bring

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CAn anyone please explain "things antique" ? I have heard/spoken of antique shop...antique dealer.....dealer antique? car green ?

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by Ashley@VeritasPrep » Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:05 pm
This is a specific idiom that (as far as I can think right now... possible revision later :)) shows up almost exclusively in the phrase "all things [adjective]." It's just an idiomatic way of really stressing the universality and the idea that something need only have that one attribute (whatever the adjective is) to be in this category.

Examples:

She has a fetish for all things green. (The other qualities can be absolutely whatever...if something's green, this girl will automatically love it.)

He has a hatred for all things academic. (The simple fact that something is academic automatically makes this guy hate it, no matter what else.)


Occasionally you'll even see a noun after the "all things," in which case the phrase means "all things (related to) [noun]," e.g. "He is obsessed with all things Star Wars."
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