beside the cushion

beside the cushion

Unimportant. A digression. Oh, that's beside the cushion. Let's get back to the main topic.
See also: beside, cushion
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cushion
  • beside oneself, to be
  • beside (oneself)
  • beside oneself
  • beside yourself
  • set beside
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • beside the question
  • beside the point
References in periodicals archive
Beside the cushion on which my mother sits, a dripping scarf hangs darkly before the window, filtering hot wind through the condensed beads of water suspended on its surface like icicles on a molten cave.