nothing in it (for someone)

phrase

: nothing to be gained (by someone)

Why should they help? There's nothing in it for them.

Examples of nothing in it (for someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was nothing in it to offend the president, who was referenced three times, enough to flatter but not so often as to seem to grovel. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026

Rob says there’s nothing in it, and in a way that tells you maybe there is. — Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 14 Feb. 2026

There was nothing in it now but smoking equipment and a canteen. — Nell Zink, New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2025

But nothing in it would significantly constrain stories set in the kids’ present-day lives. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025

Though Sunday’s 6-1 loss was a snoozer, nothing in it altered the fundamental strength that is the team’s pitching ability and health. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025

There is nothing in it requiring schools to distribute those millions of dollars equitably, or at all. — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024