anything to do with

idiom

1
: involvement with (a person) in any way
used in negative statements
She thinks he's a liar and she refuses to have anything to do with him.
After the way he's treated me, I want nothing (further) to do with him.
2
: involvement in (something) or responsibility in some way for (something)
used in negative statements
He claims that he didn't have anything to do with the accident.
She claims that she had nothing to do with the robbery.

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The president has denied having anything to do with it. Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 July 2025 It is understood that Shilton, now aged 75, will not have anything to do with the auction. Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 But Pérez denied that the argument had anything to do with him calling for Chisholm to be head-hunted on Saturday night. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025 Does the research have anything to do with how rivers flood? Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for anything to do with

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“Anything to do with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20to%20do%20with. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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