nothing personal

phrase

—used to say that one does not mean to offend someone by a statement

It's nothing personal, but I'd rather not talk to you about it.

Examples of nothing personal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone outside Los Angeles blames them — nothing personal, mind you, but as a symbol of the gaping financial disparity in baseball and a trigger for the almost certain lockout to follow the World Series. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

Buying a Prada bag or Jimmy Choo heels says nothing personal about the consumer. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025

Cora insisted the Red Sox’s motive for the trade was nothing personal. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 June 2025

For Lucy, the entire notion of finding the perfect lid for every pot is nothing personal. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025

But according to Braun, their professional separation was nothing personal. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 June 2025

Pelosi’s lack of interest in Buttar is nothing personal. — Senior Political, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 July 2020

Rhymes for nothing personal

• interpersonal
• intrapersonal
• impersonal
• nonpersonal
• transpersonal