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Grammar detail: どころではない
どころではない - far from; not the occasion for
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verb plain form
or noun
+ どころではない
means this is not the time for ~; this is not a suitable occasion for ~; ~ is out of the question; far from ~; not remotely ~
This expression derives from ところ meaning 'place', and its literal meaning is 'this is not the ~ place'. It is typically used as an exclamation or to emphasize the fact that this is really not the right time for something.
In casual speech, ではない can be replaced with じゃない.
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