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it's all relative
[ its awl rel-uh-tiv ]
idiom
- (used to suggest that something should be considered in comparison to something else and not just on its own):
We camped on the flattest place we could find (I say flat, but it’s all relative; nothing is actually flat up there).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of it's all relative1
First recorded in 1800–10
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