next to nothing
idiomatic phrase
: very little
I've had next to nothing to eat.
We know next to nothing about our ancestors.
It costs next to nothing.
They did next to nothing to help their neighbors.
The dancers were wearing next to nothing.
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Photo: florence lo/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Chinese leader Xi Jinping turned 70 on Thursday, a milestone marked publicly in China by next to nothing.
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Austin Ramzy, WSJ, 15 June 2023
While every version of Barbie is everything, most Kens are next to nothing — but Mark Ronson, who executive produced Barbie the Album, is set on standing out.
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If Dapper Labs were to go out of business, the court argued, Moments would be worth next to nothing.
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Of even bigger concern in that sample is that Milan’s attack generated next to nothing.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
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Austin Ramzy, WSJ, 15 June 2023
While every version of Barbie is everything, most Kens are next to nothing — but Mark Ronson, who executive produced Barbie the Album, is set on standing out.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2023
If Dapper Labs were to go out of business, the court argued, Moments would be worth next to nothing.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 24 Apr. 2023
Of even bigger concern in that sample is that Milan’s attack generated next to nothing.
—Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
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“Next to nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next%20to%20nothing. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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