no object

idiom

used to say that something is not important or worth worrying about
If time is no object, I'd like to build the shelves from scratch.
If cost were no object we'd buy a new car instead of fixing the old one.
When they take a vacation, money is no object.

Examples of no object in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters that no object was believed to have reached space. Hyung-Jin Kim, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2023 In all seriousness, money would be no object if team owner Arthur Blank puts on the full-court press to get Belichick. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 In the classic 911 world where cost is no object, a Singerized Porsche is the standard which others attempt to achieve. Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 27 June 2023

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“No object.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20object. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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