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price of eggs

price of eggs noun: something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.

Noun

price of eggs (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.
    • "What has that got to do with the price of eggs in Reykjavik?"2002, Sharon Elizabeth Doyle, "The Mother Hunt, Part 1", episode of A Nero Wolfe Mystery (teleplay).
    • "As to what all that has to do with the price of eggs, as they say, I'm not sure, which is why I called for a detour."2007, Barry Head, Swansong: A Message of Love and Farewell

Questions about price of eggs

What does price of eggs mean?
Price of eggs means something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.
What part of speech is price of eggs?
Price of eggs is a noun.

Words near price of eggs in the dictionary

  1. price match
  2. price matched
  3. price matches
  4. price matching
  5. price of admiralty
  6. price of eggs
  7. price of money
  8. price of tea in China
  9. price on someone's head
  10. price out
  11. price out of the market

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