Meaning of all the tea in China | Babel Free
Definitions
Something very valuable or priceless.
excessive, idiomatic, uncountable
Equivalents
Español
todo el oro en el mundo
Italiano
tutto l'oro del mondo
Nederlands
voor niks ter wereld
Português
todo o ouro do mundo
Русский
ни за какие коврижки
Examples
“I wouldn't trade you away for all the tea in China.”
“KIRK: Ha, ha, ha. Okay, the truth. I am from what, on your calendar, would be the late twenty-third century. I've come back in time to bring two humpback whales with me in an attempt to repopulate the species. GILLIAN: Well, why didn't you just say so? I mean, why all the coy disguises? KIRK: You want the details? GILLIAN: Oh! I wouldn't miss this for all the tea in China.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.