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that's neither here nor there

IdiomLevel B2

That point is not important or not relevant to what we are discussing.

The sofa is a bit old, but that's neither here nor there. We need a bigger table.

Say 'that's neither here nor there' when a point isn't important to the main topic.

Comic strip. Ken: The report is late, and the font is ugly. Olena: The font is neither here nor there. Let's fix the data. Mei: Steven, what does 'neither here nor there' mean? Steventeacher: It means 'not important right now'. Use it to get back on topic.
Steventeacher explains “that's neither here nor there”.
Your turn
What topic always goes 'neither here nor there' in your family chats?