dead issue

dead issue

Something that no longer has any significance or bearing on anything. As far as I'm concerned, that's a dead issue, so let's stop discussing it. Well, if the fitness center project is a dead issue, doesn't that free up money for our electronic file conversion project? No, after that stunt you pulled, you're grounded, and extending your curfew is a dead issue.

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dead issue

n. an issue that doesn’t matter anymore. It’s a dead issue. Forget it.

See also: dead, issue

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