nothing to
idiom
1
: no truth to (something)
There's nothing to the story/claim.
2
: of no interest, value, or importance to (someone)
Money is nothing to them.
He's nothing to me now.
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Experienced, ethical prosecutors want to have nothing to do with political prosecutions.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
The revelations artists are shown in their work often mean nothing to their lives.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
No one should be trying to hurt someone’s way to earn a living, and certainly not about ancillary people that have nothing to do with our friend group.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
The suspects never made any reference to Boyd and his teammates being football players, according to police, and investigators said there's nothing to indicate the shooter and the other strangers recognized the players.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
The revelations artists are shown in their work often mean nothing to their lives.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
No one should be trying to hurt someone’s way to earn a living, and certainly not about ancillary people that have nothing to do with our friend group.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
The suspects never made any reference to Boyd and his teammates being football players, according to police, and investigators said there's nothing to indicate the shooter and the other strangers recognized the players.
—Katie Houlis, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Nothing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20to. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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