"price of eggs" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} price of eggs (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Something trivial or irrelevant, usually used to emphasize the lack of relationship of a non sequitur. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Related terms: price of tea in China
    Sense id: en-price_of_eggs-en-noun-BmBaVedV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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