not connected with the subject you are talking about► irrelevant · Chris continued to annoy her with questions on totally irrelevant subjects.· "But I didn't know it was illegal to park here.'' "That's completely irrelevant.''irrelevant to · To many young people, the church seems outdated and irrelevant to modern times.
► that's beside the point spoken say this when you think that what someone has said does not have any real connection with what you are arguing about: · "Is she married or single?" "That's completely beside the point - the question is, does she have the ability to do the job?"
► be/have nothing to do with if something has nothing to do with a subject, it is not connected with it in any way: · My back was bothering me a little bit, but that had nothing to do with how badly I played.· I don't know what's the matter with Billy -- he says it's nothing to do with school.· My father was a remote figure who had nothing to do with my everyday life.
► what has that got to do with ...? British spoken /what does that have to do with ...? especially American, spoken say this when someone has mentioned something and you cannot understand how it is connected with the subject you are talking about: · I realize you didn't get home until after midnight but what does that have to do with coming in late for work?
► doesn't come into it/doesn't enter into it spoken say this about something that someone has mentioned that does not influence or affect what you are talking about: · Whether the applicant is a man or a woman doesn't come into it.· I'm afraid this is company policy, and your own views on the matter simply don't enter into it.
► be neither here nor there spoken say this when someone has mentioned something that they think is important but you do not agree: · What I think about your husband is neither here nor there.· It's true we're not friends but that's neither here nor there. We're still able to work together.
► have no bearing on something if something has no bearing on the situation that you are talking about, it does not affect that situation or help to explain it: · The president's age has no bearing on whether or not I will vote for him.· A suspect's previous criminal record should have no bearing on the trial.
► red herring facts or information that are not connected with the subject that is being discussed or considered, and take people's attention away from what is really important: · Concerns about the cost of the project are a red herring.
a fact or idea that is not important but is introduced to take your attention away from the points that are important