all the tea in China
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Because of the large amount of tea in China, and its value.
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Noun[edit]
all the tea in China (uncountable)
- (idiomatic, hyperbolic) Something very valuable or priceless.
- I wouldn't trade you away for all the tea in China.
- 1986, William Shatner, Catherine Hicks, 1:07:18 from the start, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home[1], Paramount Pictures, →OCLC:
- KIRK: Ha, ha, ha. Okay, the truth. I am from what, on your calendar, would be the late twenty-third century. I've come back in time to bring two humpback whales with me in an attempt to repopulate the species.
GILLIAN: Well, why didn't you just say so? I mean, why all the coy disguises?
KIRK: You want the details?
GILLIAN: Oh! I wouldn't miss this for all the tea in China.
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Translations[edit]
something priceless or invaluable
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