neither here nor there
Beside the point
Neither here nor there means irrelevant or unimportant to the matter at hand.
The phrase dismisses a point as beside the main issue: Whether he meant to do it is neither here nor there—the damage is done.
Something neither here nor there doesn't belong in either of the places that matter.
- mootWithout practical significance
- irrelevantNot pertinent
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- six of oneInterchangeable alternatives phrase
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
makes no difference · beside the point · no big deal · off-topic · never mind · inconsequential · water under the bridge · inapplicable · peripheral · liminal · nonessential · trivial · tangential · negligible · extraneous · unrelated · undecided · up in the air
- indecisionindecision, indecisiveness, conflicted, hesitation, indecisive
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- Noncommittalneutral, undecided, on the fence, noncommittal, indifferent
- dullnessboring, boredom, monotony, dullness, banality
- middlemiddle, midpoint, center, central, halfway
neither here nor thererelevant
Applying to the topic
pertinent · germane · related · apropos · to the point
neither here nor thereimportant
Of great significance
crucial · significant · essential · vital · critical
neither here nor theredecisive
Quick to conclude
determining · make-or-break · game-changing · clinching · settling
there, neither, therefore, heretofore, herewith, hereabouts, thereabouts, thereabout, hereabout