IT'S ALL RELATIVE Definition & Meaning

it's all relative

[ its awl rel-uh-tiv ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of it's all relative¹

First recorded in 1800–10

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The New Yorkers publicly shared their relationship in TV specials that aired on VH1 and on Remini’s TLC series “It’s All Relative,” which aired for two seasons.

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I guess it's all relative though.

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“But it's all relative, like they said in the time of kings: 'The king is dead, long live the king,' so we're starting again with a new groundhog,” said Roberto Blondin, an organizer of the event.

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It's all relative, of course, since she still trails Mr Trump by dozens of points in most states.

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“And if I was a mountain, it would be a little flash. So it’s all relative.”

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