except for one thing

except for one thing

Excluding one specific thing. I love this school, except for one thing—the lack of classes in my major.
See also: except, one, thing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • another
  • except for
  • except for (someone or something)
  • a dose of (one's) own medicine
  • a dose of your own medicine
  • a taste of (one's) own medicine
  • a taste of own medicine
  • 1FTR
  • as one door closes, another (one) opens
  • as one door closes, another one opens
References in periodicals archive
Your article on holsters for concealed carry (February/ March) was very nice, except for one thing: not one mention of a holster for cross draw.
Cross-draw fan
RANGERS winger DaMarcus Beasley admits he is happy with life in Scotland except for one thing - the language.
Football: Beasley: I've hit a language barrier
My wife's red, '65 Mustang convertible was looking good after a fine wax job, except for one thing: It drooped slightly in the rear.
Knowing when to stop and reassess
He came out of it okay except for one thing: he couldn't stand the taste of bread any more.
Pizza without dough crust? Iowa radio host gets his way
Our relationship is going well except for one thing...
SEX DOCTOR: My man's a real slob
Except for one thing: At about Scene 10, there's a duck--I want to be sure you keep the duck."
What to wear: center for new performance at CalArts/REDCAT
All was indeed working out, except for one thing: the house and grounds offered no proper welcome to visitors.
Warm welcome: a few thoughtful landscape additions make guests feel more at home
Someone suggested going to nearby John Lennon Airport, which didn't sound like a bad idea except for one thing.
Golf: Competitors amazed at pace of course
It was a sensational happening, except for one thing: Chamberlain did it 45 of those times!
Where there's a Wilt ..
Except for one thing. The American, European, and Chinese presidents, united in their new alliance, issued a clear ultimatum threatening a nation, for the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union, with nuclear retaliation.
Today vs. 1935: hyperbole or prescience?
A man at Walsall hospital apparently in perfect health, mentally and physically, except for one thing: he cannot remember who he is.
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Things would be absolutely perfect except for one thing: Rowena cannot talk about Patrick.
Odgers, Sally. Boy down under
Except for one thing. The tax-and-spenders weren't behind the draconian increases at issue here.
The freedom tax: the Republican president who's raised fees on exactly the things he wants immigrants to do--work hard, play by the rules, and become citizens
Younger theatergoers might be forgiven for thinking Kramer wrote this play today, except for one thing: Its passion is still singular and rare.
Heart still burns; Larry Kramer's classic AIDS play The Normal Heart, revived in New York 20 years to the day after its opening, still cuts deep. A talk with leading men Raul Esparza and Billy Warlock
It would be tempting to dismiss the big investors' negativity as some kind of collective cultural quirk, except for one thing: These folks apparently have a better track record for understanding the market than do the smaller endowment managers.
Alternatively speaking: looking ahead to an inflated economy, campus finance executives downplay stocks and bonds in favor of alternatives