sixty-four thousand dollar question
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of sixty-four thousand dollar question
C20: an elaboration of the earlier sixty-four dollar question, so called from the top prize on the US radio show Take It or Leave It (1941–48)
Example Sentences
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That," Malone murmured as he hailed a cab for the ride back to 69th Street, "is the big, sixty-four-thousand-dollar question.
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