it's all relative

phrase

A response to an anterior quantitative value or an anterior comment of it, used to say that something can be thought of in opposite ways depending on what one compares it to.

“$300 a day may seem like a lot, but it's all relative.”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. A response to an anterior quantitative value or an anterior comment of it, used to say that something can be thought of in opposite ways depending on what one compares it to.

    $300 a day may seem like a lot, but it's all relative.

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APA

it's all relative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20all%20relative

MLA

“it's all relative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20all%20relative. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “it's all relative,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20all%20relative.

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