$64,000 questionnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌsɪk.sti.fɔː ˌθaʊ.zəndˌdɒl.ə ˈkwes.tʃən/us/ˌsɪk.sti.fɔːrˌθaʊ.zəndˌdɑː.lɚ ˈkwes.tʃən/also million-dollar questionan important or difficult question on which a lot depends:
The $64,000 question is, can we repeat last year's success?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- interrogate
- interview
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- questioning
- roll call
- third
- tie sb down
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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