that very thing

that very thing

The exact same thing (that someone mentioned). A: "My wife died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease a few years ago." B: "I'm so sorry to hear that. My father died of that very thing." A: "I was thinking we could share office space to cut down on the cost of rent." B: "I was going to suggest that very thing!"
See also: that, thing, very
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

that very thing

exactly that. Why, I was just looking for that very thing! You know, I was just about to say that very thing.
See also: that, thing, very
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • Who died in here?
  • (all) tore up
  • all tore up
  • die laughing
  • die
  • die behind the wheel
  • (all) torn up
  • be dead and buried
  • bury
  • die in (something)
References in periodicals archive
I couldn't be more pleased to see that you have focused on that very thing. We have some tangible examples of how this sort of thinking has helped us out, even though we are still working hard to get this kind of thinking going.
Sharpening the sword for the future