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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Orpheus, unwilling to have anything to do with women again, chooses to become a swan in his next life, while a swan decides to become a man. David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 They’re run by a former college hooper turned influencer, Cam Wilder, and are named after the North Star of Southern pain rap, though the Floridian doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the team. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025 In March 2023, Buster publicly denied having anything to do with Smith's death. Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025 Does lifestyle have anything to do with it? Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.

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