million-dollar question

See also: million dollar question

English

Alternative forms

$1,000,000 question
million dollar question

Etymology

From the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, because in the last question the contestants attempt to win a top prize of $1,000,000.

Noun

million-dollar question (plural million-dollar questions)

(figuratively) A question that is very important and/or difficult to answer.
Synonym: sixty-four thousand dollar question (dated)

Translations

French: la question à un million
Galician: a pregunta do millón

German: Preisfrage f
Spanish: la pregunta del millón

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