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.

Examples of nothing to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And that’s where Scheck found an eager audience of people also stuck at home with nothing to do. Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Nov. 2023 Those figures are certainly nothing to scoff at, but take it a step further, and the data shows the multiplier rises to four when teams are both diverse and inclusive. Ruth Umoh, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023 The exterior decks are nothing to sneeze at, either. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2023 There are tons of interesting design elements inside the Polestar 4 that have nothing to do with the no-window setup. Daniel Golson, The Verge, 14 Nov. 2023 Also, Kraft Heinz yields about 4.8% in dividends, which is nothing to sneeze at. John Dorfman, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023 Up until then, the show had dodged the Screen Actors Guild–strike rules against promotion this season by bringing on either hosts with nothing to sell (the alum Pete Davidson) or artists whose work didn’t fall under the contract in question (the musician Bad Bunny and the comedian Nate Bargatze). Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 12 Nov. 2023 Haters are gonna hate — nothing to do about that, except to call out these toxic-bro fans as assholes and move on. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023 But perhaps the best part of the episode has nothing to do with Thanksgiving at all: Joey's face gets put on a poster for VD awareness. Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023 See More

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“Nothing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20to. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.

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