IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishneither here nor there
Meaning: Not relevant to the matter being discussed.
Example: “Whether he wore a tie is neither here nor there; he gave a great speech.”
Origin: Something that belongs in neither place has no bearing on either. Shakespeare uses the phrase in Othello (around 1603).
Equivalents in other languages
Bulgarian: На баба ми хвърчилото (Na baba mi hvarchiloto) Literally: My granny's kite
Lithuanian: Nei į tvorą, nei į mietą Literally: Neither into the fence nor into the stake
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