neither here nor there

Idioms & Phrases

neither here nor there

Unimportant, irrelevant, as in You pay for the movie and I'll get the dinner check, or vice versait's neither here nor there. This expression was first recorded in 1583. Also see beside the point.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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