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not for all the tea in China not for all the tea in ChinaNot for any reason or incentive whatsoever; not for anything. China has historically been one of the world's largest tea producers. But I absolutely love this jacket—I wouldn't sell it, not for all the tea in China! I'm never flying through that airport again! Not for all the tea in China!See also: all, china, not, teanot for all the tea in ChinaFig. not even if you rewarded me with all the tea in China; not for anything at all. No I won't do it—not for all the tea in China.See also: all, china, not, teanot for all the tea in ChinaNot at any price, never, as in I wouldn't give up my car, not for all the tea in China. This term originated in Australia and alludes to the presumed huge quantity of tea in China. [Late 1800s] Also see for all the world; not for love or money. See also: all, china, not, teanot for all the tea in China If you say that you would not do something for all the tea in China, you mean that you definitely will not do it. I wouldn't go through that again for all the tea in China. He would not change his job for all the tea in China. Note: In the past, all tea came from China. See also: all, china, not, teanot for all the tea in China not at any price; certainly not! informalSee also: all, china, not, teanot for all the tea in ChinaNot at any price. Eminent lexicographers agree that this term originated in Australia in the 1890s and soon spread to the rest of the tea-drinking English-speaking world. The OED cites K. Tennant’s Ride on, Stranger (1943): “I’m not going to stand in my girl’s light for all the tea in China.”See also: all, china, not, tea |