1noth·ing 
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/ pronoun
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/ pronoun 1 : not anything : not a thing
▪ There's nothing in my hands. ▪ She knows nothing of/about our plans. ▪ You have nothing to worry about. ▪ “What are you doing?” “Nothing (much).” ▪ There's nothing fun to do around here. ▪ I have nothing against them. [=I do not dislike or resent them] ▪ We'll accept nothing less than a full refund. [=we will only accept a full refund] ▪ It costs nothing for the first month. [=you do not have to pay anything for the first month] ▪ The phone call was nothing more than a sales pitch. [=it was just a sales pitch and not anything else] ▪ They live on practically nothing. [=no money] ▪ This has nothing to do with you. [=it does not involve you in any way] ▪ There's nothing else [=no more] to say. ▪ If nothing else, you should send him a card. [=you should at least send him a card] ▪ I've had next to nothing to eat. [=I have had very little to eat] ▪ He could make nothing of the coded message. [=he could not understand the coded message at all] ▪ We discussed plans for a new project, but nothing came of them. [=we did not do anything about what we discussed] ▪ He left nothing to chance. [=he planned for every possibility] ▪ The food leaves nothing to be desired. [=the food is excellent] ▪ Their children lack/want for nothing. [=their children have everything they need] ▪ Why should they help? There's nothing in it for them. [=they will not gain anything for themselves by helping] ▪ It looks like nothing so much as a big stick. [=it looks very much like a big stick] ▪ Those kids are nothing but trouble. [=they are always causing trouble] ▪ He is nothing if not persistent. [=he is extremely persistent] ▪ “I'm quitting school.” “You'll do nothing of the sort!” [=you will not do that; I will not allow you to do that] ▪ She'll stop at nothing [=she will do anything] to get what she wants. ▪ She finished up in nothing flat. [=in no time at all; very quickly] — see also good-for-nothing 2 : someone or something that has no interest, value, or importance
▪ Money is nothing to them. [=they do not care at all about money] ▪ You think that's bad? It's nothing compared to what I went through. ▪ Don't get all upset over nothing. ▪ “Thanks for your help.” “It was nothing.” [=it was no trouble] ▪ Your opinion means nothing to me. ▪ “Are you hurt?” “Don't worry. It's nothing.” ▪ All our work came to nothing. = All our work resulted in nothing. ▪ He's nothing to me now. [=I don't care about him at all now]
▪ There's nothing in my hands. ▪ She knows nothing of/about our plans. ▪ You have nothing to worry about. ▪ “What are you doing?” “Nothing (much).” ▪ There's nothing fun to do around here. ▪ I have nothing against them. [=I do not dislike or resent them] ▪ We'll accept nothing less than a full refund. [=we will only accept a full refund] ▪ It costs nothing for the first month. [=you do not have to pay anything for the first month] ▪ The phone call was nothing more than a sales pitch. [=it was just a sales pitch and not anything else] ▪ They live on practically nothing. [=no money] ▪ This has nothing to do with you. [=it does not involve you in any way] ▪ There's nothing else [=no more] to say. ▪ If nothing else, you should send him a card. [=you should at least send him a card] ▪ I've had next to nothing to eat. [=I have had very little to eat] ▪ He could make nothing of the coded message. [=he could not understand the coded message at all] ▪ We discussed plans for a new project, but nothing came of them. [=we did not do anything about what we discussed] ▪ He left nothing to chance. [=he planned for every possibility] ▪ The food leaves nothing to be desired. [=the food is excellent] ▪ Their children lack/want for nothing. [=their children have everything they need] ▪ Why should they help? There's nothing in it for them. [=they will not gain anything for themselves by helping] ▪ It looks like nothing so much as a big stick. [=it looks very much like a big stick] ▪ Those kids are nothing but trouble. [=they are always causing trouble] ▪ He is nothing if not persistent. [=he is extremely persistent] ▪ “I'm quitting school.” “You'll do nothing of the sort!” [=you will not do that; I will not allow you to do that] ▪ She'll stop at nothing [=she will do anything] to get what she wants. ▪ She finished up in nothing flat. [=in no time at all; very quickly] — see also good-for-nothing
▪ Money is nothing to them. [=they do not care at all about money] ▪ You think that's bad? It's nothing compared to what I went through. ▪ Don't get all upset over nothing. ▪ “Thanks for your help.” “It was nothing.” [=it was no trouble] ▪ Your opinion means nothing to me. ▪ “Are you hurt?” “Don't worry. It's nothing.” ▪ All our work came to nothing. = All our work resulted in nothing. ▪ He's nothing to me now. [=I don't care about him at all now]
double or nothing — see 3double
have nothing on — see have
here goes nothing — see 1here
nothing daunted — see daunt
nothing doing
informal — used as a forceful way of saying “no” to a question or suggestion ▪ He asked her to lend him the money, but she said nothing doing. [=she said that she would definitely not lend him the money] ▪ “Why don't you try it?” “Nothing doing.” [=no way; definitely not]
nothing else for it or Brit nothing for it
old-fashioned — used to say that something must be done because there is no other choice ▪ By the time we discovered the mistake, there was nothing else for it but to start over. ▪ We don't want to sell the house, but there is nothing else for it (but to sell).
nothing in/to
◊If you say that there is nothing in/to something, you mean that it is not true at all.
▪ There's nothing to the story/claim. ▪ There is nothing in the rumor.
▪ There's nothing to the story/claim. ▪ There is nothing in the rumor.
nothing like 1 — used to say that something is very enjoyable or satisfying ▪ There's nothing like a cool swim on a hot day. 2 Brit, informal : not nearly
▪ The report is nothing like thorough enough.
▪ The report is nothing like thorough enough.
nothing to it
— used to say that something is very easy to do ▪ There's really nothing to it once you know how.
on a hiding to nothing — see 2hiding
to say nothing of — see 1say
