what does that have to do with the price of tea in China
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[edit]what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
- (rhetorical question, colloquial) Used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or non sequitur.
- A: "I read that aliens built the Egyptian pyramids." – B: "What medications are you taking?" – A: "What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?"
- 1972, American School Counselor Association, The School counselor, volume 20, page 7:
- My reaction is "What does this have to do with the price of tea in China?"
- 2000, United States Senate, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Agricultural trade options: hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, →ISBN, page 103:
- To quote the old saying, "what does that have to do with the price of tea in China?" Talk about totally irrelevant.
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[edit]a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant
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