Idiom
side issue
Meaning
An issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Let's focus on the main problem, not side issues.”
“The manager refused to discuss side issues until the budget crisis was resolved.”
“Amid the heated debate over healthcare reform, the senator dismissed questions about her travel expenses as a side issue, urging the committee to return to the legislation at hand.”
Examples
simple
“Let's focus on the main problem, not side issues.”
contextual
“The manager refused to discuss side issues until the budget crisis was resolved.”
complex
“Amid the heated debate over healthcare reform, the senator dismissed questions about her travel expenses as a side issue, urging the committee to return to the legislation at hand.”
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