neither here nor there

neither here nor there
neither here nor there
Cliché of no consequence or meaning; irrelevant and immaterial. •

Whether you go to the movie or stay at home is neither here nor there.

Your comment—though interesting—is neither here nor there.

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{adj. phr.} Not important to the thing being discussed; off the subject; not mattering. * /Perhaps you did stay up late finishing your homework. That's neither here nor there. You still must come to school on time./ * /The boys all like the coach but that's neither here nor there; the question is, "Does he know how to teach football?"/ Compare: BESIDE THE POINT. Contrast: HAVE TO DO WITH, COME TO THE POINT.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • neither here nor there — {adj. phr.} Not important to the thing being discussed; off the subject; not mattering. * /Perhaps you did stay up late finishing your homework. That s neither here nor there. You still must come to school on time./ * /The boys all like the coach …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Neither Here nor There — may refer to: Neither Here nor There (book), an artbook and album by the American band The Melvins Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe, a travelogue by Bill Bryson This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If… …   Wikipedia

  • Neither Here Nor There — means (figuratively or literally) to be caught between two points or locations. Idiomatically, it means not important, or having no significance or influence on the question at hand. [http://www.wordsculpture.se/english… …   Wikipedia

  • neither here nor there — If something is neither here nor there, it is of very little importance …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • neither here nor there — ► neither here nor there of no importance or relevance. Main Entry: ↑here …   English terms dictionary

  • neither here nor there — [adj] irrelevant beside the point, extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inconsequential, not connected with, not germane, not pertaining to, off the point, off the topic, pointless, trivial, unconnected, unimportant; concepts 560,575 …   New thesaurus

  • neither here nor there — phrasal : having no interest or relevance : of no consequence matters of comfort and convenience that are neither here nor there to a real sailing fan * * * neither here nor there 1. Of no special importance 2. Not relevant • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • neither\ here\ nor\ there — adj. phr. Not important to the thing being discussed; off the subject; not mattering. Perhaps you did stay up late finishing your homework. that s neither here nor there. You still must come to school on time. The boys all like the coach but that …   Словарь американских идиом

  • neither here nor there —    Something which is neither here nor there is unimportant or irrelevant.     Why the problem wasn t discovered earlier is neither here nor there. What s important now is to find a solution …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • neither here nor there — if a fact is neither here nor there, it is not important. Whether they go or not is neither here nor there as far as I m concerned …   New idioms dictionary

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