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Meaning of price of tea in China | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Something that is relevant or important, usually used to emphasize that another, compared thing is irrelevant, unimportant, or non sequitur, or that someone unaware of it is ignorant, etc.
    idiomatic
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see price, tea, China.

Equivalents

Examples

“What does the president's latest tweet have to do with the price of tea in China?”
“"What the fuck does Mama know about the price of tea in China?"”
“Due to the Sino-Indian trade crisis, the price of tea in China has risen dramatically the past fiscal month.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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