Phrase guide

it's all relative

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

A response to an anterior quantitative value or an anterior comment of it, used to say that something can be thought of in opposite ways depending on what one compares it to.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • $300 a day may seem like a lot, but it's all relative.

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