mean nothing to (someone)
idiom
: to have no importance to (someone)
He claims that money means nothing to him.
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Most company visions are corporate poetry — beautiful words that sound impressive in presentations but mean nothing to the people doing the actual work.
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Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
Being loved could mean nothing to Lily, except for what being loved could get her: That was everything.
—Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic, 3 May 2025
Romania's realignment with the Western order that seems to mean nothing to Trump was very personal.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Our contributions seem to mean nothing to some people.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
Being loved could mean nothing to Lily, except for what being loved could get her: That was everything.
—Vivian Gornick, The Atlantic, 3 May 2025
Romania's realignment with the Western order that seems to mean nothing to Trump was very personal.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
Our contributions seem to mean nothing to some people.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mean nothing to (someone)
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“Mean nothing to (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mean%20nothing%20to%20%28someone%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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