# have nothing to do with sb/sth

idiom · CEFR B2

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/have-nothing-to-do-with-sb-sth
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

to not be involved in something or to refuse to have a relationship with someone.

## Examples

- I have nothing to do with that argument.
- He decided to have nothing to do with the project after he discovered the company's dishonest practices.
- The professor insisted that his personal research had nothing to do with the political controversy currently unfolding in the department.

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