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sixty-four thousand dollar question

six·ty-four thou·sand dol·lar ques·tion or $64,000 question or 64,000 dollar question


noun 
Definition:
 
important question: a question whose answer is not yet known but is significant and important ( informal )
Yes, but will it actually work? That's the sixty-four thousand dollar question!

[< the top prize in a popular TV quiz show of the 1950s]
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