English Reference
Idiom idiom

neither here nor there


Having no influence or significance on the issue at hand.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Your opinion is neither here nor there right now.

CONTEXTUAL

Whether you like the color of the car is neither here nor there; we need to focus on the engine problems.

COMPLEX

While the historical context provides some background, it is ultimately neither here nor there when considering the legal merits of the current dispute.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all there

    Mentally competent; not absent-minded or insane.

  2. 02

    as if there were no tomorrow

    To an excessive degree, oftentimes with little to no regard to future consequences; desperately; recklessly or wantonly; frantically; very quickly or very much.

  3. 03

    be there

    To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.

  4. 04

    been there, done that

    An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.

  5. 05

    been there, done that, bought the T-shirt

    Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.

  6. 06

    been there, done that, got the T-shirt

    Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.

  7. 07

    don't go there

    Do not broach that topic.

  8. 08

    from here to Sunday

    Everywhere; all over the place.

Last updated August 10, 2026