it's all relative
idiom
—used to say that something can be thought of in opposite ways depending on what one compares it to
The car might seem expensive, but it's all relative.
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“It's all relative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/it%27s%20all%20relative. Accessed 19 Dec. 2024.
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