have nothing on

have nothing on
or[not have anything on] {v. phr.} Not to be any better than; to have no advantage over. * /Susan is a wonderful athlete, but when it comes to dancing she has nothing on Mary./ * /Even though he is older, John has nothing on Peter in school./ * /Although the Smiths have a Rolls Royce, they have nothing on the Jones' who have a Cadillac and a Jaguar./ 2. To have no information or proof that someone broke the law. * /Mr. James was not worried when he was arrested because he was sure they had nothing on him./ * /Mr. Brown was an honest politician and they had nothing on him./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • have\ nothing\ on — • have nothing on • not have anything on v. phr. Not to be any better than; to have no advantage over. Susan is a wonderful athlete, but when it comes to dancing she has nothing on Mary. Even though he is older, John has nothing on Peter in… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • have nothing on — phrasal : to have no advantage or superiority over the man was a crook but had nothing on the men he cheated who would have cheated him far more especially : to possess no incriminating or embarrassing information about felt at ease because he… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have nothing on — or[not have anything on] {v. phr.} Not to be any better than; to have no advantage over. * /Susan is a wonderful athlete, but when it comes to dancing she has nothing on Mary./ * /Even though he is older, John has nothing on Peter in school./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • have nothing to do with — 1. To avoid 2. To be unconnected with 3. To be no concern of • • • Main Entry: ↑nothing * * * I have no contact or dealings with Billy and his father have had nothing to do with each other for nearly twenty years ■ be no business or concern of …   Useful english dictionary

  • have nothing to do with someone — have nothing to do with (someone/something) to not involve someone or something. This argument has nothing to do with me. Most of the provisions of the new law have nothing to do with terrorism. She s from a small town, but that has nothing to do …   New idioms dictionary

  • have nothing to do with something — have nothing to do with (someone/something) to not involve someone or something. This argument has nothing to do with me. Most of the provisions of the new law have nothing to do with terrorism. She s from a small town, but that has nothing to do …   New idioms dictionary

  • have nothing to do with — (someone/something) to not involve someone or something. This argument has nothing to do with me. Most of the provisions of the new law have nothing to do with terrorism. She s from a small town, but that has nothing to do with it, I think …   New idioms dictionary

  • have nothing to lose — phrase if you have nothing to lose, you can try something because even if you fail it will not make your situation any worse, but you might gain if you succeed Figuring they had nothing to lose, they decided to audition for the show. Thesaurus:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have nothing (or something) on someone — informal know nothing (or something) discreditable or incriminating about someone. → have …   English new terms dictionary

  • have nothing to hide — phrase to not be afraid of what people may discover, because you have done nothing wrong Thesaurus: to be morally good or correctsynonym Main entry: hide …   Useful english dictionary

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