price of eggs

noun

Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.

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Meanings

nounprice of eggs (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableSomething that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur.

    2002, Sharon Elizabeth Doyle, "The Mother Hunt, Part 1", episode of A Nero Wolfe Mystery (teleplay). "What has that got to do with the price of eggs in Reykjavik?"

    2 more examples

    "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

    "And besides, the question had "nothing to do with the 'price of eggs'."

    2012, Walter R. Borneman, The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King
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