neither here nor there

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Having noinfluenceorsignificanceon theissueat hand.Synonyms:beside the point,betwixt and between,immaterial,impertinent,irrelevant,unimportant,unrelatedAntonyms:germane,important,pertinent,related,relevantThe fact that pledges willingly submit themselves to hazing isneither here nor there, and any organization that engages in hazing will lose its charter.1913August,Jack London, chapter XXVIII, inJohn Barleycorn, New York, N.Y.:The Century Co.,→OCLC,page253:I had life troubles and heart troubles which areneither here nor therein this narrative. But, combined with them, were intellectual troubles which are indeed germane.1967,Barbara Sleigh,Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published1993,→ISBN, page33:“It would be most irregular Grandpa!” says Miss Cecily frowning and tapping her foot. “Well, we’re a pretty irregular family so that’sneither here nor there,” says the old man, impish like.

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