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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In the meantime, the narrator chooses to do next to nothing to keep these things from happening.
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Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
As the cognitive industrial revolution unfolds, doing nothing to reposition your organization may be a risky option.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Having soared past expectations and selling out their San Francisco arena, Veronica Burton and the Valks have nothing to lose right now.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The same is true of the Wildcats, an undefeated work-in-progress playing with nothing to lose and all roads open.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
As the cognitive industrial revolution unfolds, doing nothing to reposition your organization may be a risky option.
—Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Having soared past expectations and selling out their San Francisco arena, Veronica Burton and the Valks have nothing to lose right now.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The same is true of the Wildcats, an undefeated work-in-progress playing with nothing to lose and all roads open.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nothing to
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“Nothing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20to. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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