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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Over the course of three legislative committee hearings in less than two weeks, state lawmakers peppered the Texas Lottery Commission's top executive with questions about why the agency did nothing to stop third-party vendors from using a smartphone app to sell tickets to players.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
However, these acts of anti-semitism do nothing to help Palestinians.
—Brian Strauss, Time, 30 July 2025
That is the provision that the DeSantis administration now says invalidates Orange County’s growth controls, even those that have nothing to do with hurricane recovery.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Kevin Richardson knew one of the most difficult moments of the Backstreet Boys’ Sphere show in Las Vegas had nothing to do with dance moves or high notes or a flying apparatus.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
However, these acts of anti-semitism do nothing to help Palestinians.
—Brian Strauss, Time, 30 July 2025
That is the provision that the DeSantis administration now says invalidates Orange County’s growth controls, even those that have nothing to do with hurricane recovery.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2025
Kevin Richardson knew one of the most difficult moments of the Backstreet Boys’ Sphere show in Las Vegas had nothing to do with dance moves or high notes or a flying apparatus.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2025
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“Nothing to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20to. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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