This toy is nothing more than a piece of plastic.
nothing more than
idiomMerely.
The new policy is nothing more than a way to save money at the expense of the employees.
The grand promises made during the campaign turned out to be nothing more than empty rhetoric designed to distract the public from the underlying economic crisis.
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come to nothing
To fail completely; to have no result.
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dance on nothing
To be hanged.
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here goes nothing
Indicates a lack of confidence or certainty about the activity about to be tried.
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hiding to nothing
A situation in which victory has little or no value, but defeat has a huge cost.
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if nothing else
At the very least; as a minimum.
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much ado about nothing
A lot of fuss or bother about something trivial.
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nothing doing
Absolutely not; definitely no.
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nothing for it
No alternative; nothing else to be done or to have recourse to.
Last updated April 17, 2026