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
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While the fears of these food CEOs may be warranted — survey data has suggested that users taking these drugs are cutting their spending at restaurants — gym and fitness industry executives may have nothing to worry about.
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Bruce Gil, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2024
That Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Easter egg in Challengers actually has nothing to do with Zendaya's own history with the Marvel superhero.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024
For two months, the Chargers did nothing to bolster the wide receiver position.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The three brave women who testified as Molineux witnesses had nothing to gain personally from participating in the trial.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
As Oakes makes abundantly clear, there is a long history of voluntarily forgoing food for reasons that have nothing to do with appearance.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
Engineers and other Google employees argued that the company should have nothing to do with Project Maven, even if it was designed to help the military discern between civilians and militants.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
But what about embracing that sense of having nothing to do instead?
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
Bruce Gil, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2024
That Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Easter egg in Challengers actually has nothing to do with Zendaya's own history with the Marvel superhero.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2024
For two months, the Chargers did nothing to bolster the wide receiver position.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The three brave women who testified as Molineux witnesses had nothing to gain personally from participating in the trial.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
There is nothing to avenge, no scores to settle once wounds have healed.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
As Oakes makes abundantly clear, there is a long history of voluntarily forgoing food for reasons that have nothing to do with appearance.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
Engineers and other Google employees argued that the company should have nothing to do with Project Maven, even if it was designed to help the military discern between civilians and militants.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
But what about embracing that sense of having nothing to do instead?
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Nothing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20to. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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