all the tea in China en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Because of the large amount of tea found in China, and also its value.
Meanings
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(excessive, idiomatic, uncountable) Something very valuable or priceless.
I wouldn't trade you away for all the tea in China.
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.
1986, William Shatner, Catherine Hicks, 1:07:18 from the start, in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Paramount Pictures, →OCLC:
Relateds
Synonyms
all the money in the world · all the gold in Fort Knox
Translations (25)
es todo el oro en el mundo (something priceless or invaluable) · it tutto l'oro del mondo (something priceless or invaluable) · nl voor niks ter wereld (something priceless or invaluable) · de alle Reichtümer dieser Erde (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za żadną cenę (something priceless or invaluable) · ru ни за каки́е коври́жки (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za skarby świata (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za nic na świecie (something priceless or invaluable) · de alles in der Welt (something priceless or invaluable) · fr pour rien au monde (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za chińskiego boga (something priceless or invaluable) · fr tout l'or du monde (something priceless or invaluable) · wa gade d’ ôr (something priceless or invaluable) · fi kaikki maailman rikkaudet (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za żadne pieniądze (something priceless or invaluable) · pt todo o ouro do mundo (something priceless or invaluable) · sv inte för allt smör i Småland (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za żadne skarby świata (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za Chiny (something priceless or invaluable) · el όλο το χρυσάφι του κόσμου (something priceless or invaluable) · cmn 千金不換 /千金不换 (something priceless or invaluable) · hu a világ minden kincséért (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za Chiny ludowe (something priceless or invaluable) · cs za nic na světě (something priceless or invaluable) · pl za żadne skarby (something priceless or invaluable)