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Meaning of "be nothing to" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BE NOTHING TO

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WHAT DOES BE NOTHING TO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of be nothing to in the English dictionary

The definition of be nothing to in the dictionary is not to concern or be significant to. Other definition of be nothing to is to be not nearly as good as.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BE NOTHING TO

be going
be great on
be in a person´s shoes
be in the market for
be laughing
be left holding the baby
be made one
be made up
be mother
be my guest
be of the opinion that
be on a hiding to nothing
be on one´s high horse
be on the danger list
be on to a good thing
be one´s own man
be pie on
be prepared
be put to the pin on one´s collar
be run off one´s feet

WORDS THAT END LIKE BE NOTHING TO

according to
be a wake-up to
bring to
come home to
come to
come up to
down to
due to
face up to
give rise to
give way to
go to
in addition to
in order to
look forward to
make up to
owing to
prior to
put up to
set fire to

Synonyms and antonyms of be nothing to in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «be nothing to» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BE NOTHING TO

Find out the translation of be nothing to to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of be nothing to from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «be nothing to» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有什么可
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nada que
570 millions of speakers

English

be nothing to
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करने के लिए कुछ नहीं किया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا شيء ل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не быть ничего , чтобы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ser nada para
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিছুই না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rien à
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak ada apa-apa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sein nichts zu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

に何もない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에 아무것도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dadi apa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có gì để
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒன்றுமில்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काहीही असू शकत नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Için hiçbir şey olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nulla da
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nic do
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

же не бути нічого , щоб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fi nimic de a
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

είναι τίποτα για να
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wees niks te
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

finnas något att
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

være noe å
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of be nothing to

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BE NOTHING TO»

The term «be nothing to» is very widely used and occupies the 6.925 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BE NOTHING TO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about be nothing to

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2 QUOTES WITH «BE NOTHING TO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word be nothing to.
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Nick Lampson
Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out.
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Samuel Smiles
The battle of life is, in most cases, fought uphill; and to win it without a struggle were perhaps to win it without honor. If there were no difficulties there would be no success; if there were nothing to struggle for, there would be nothing to be achieved.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BE NOTHING TO»

Discover the use of be nothing to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to be nothing to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One Day There Will Be Nothing to Show That We Were Ever Here
this collection of poems revolves around impermanence, exploring the transitory nature of existence thru a lens widening from our individual lives to entire civilizations to the world itself. it is grounded in the incessant awareness that ...
Scott Alexander Jones, University of Montana -- Missoula. Department of Creative Writing, 2009
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of
is no “too,” as there will be nothing to which or to whom we can recognizably appeal, nothing that in turn will recognize us. Perhaps those future life forms will have retained and adapted intelligence, and will view us as primitive organisms of ...
Julian Barnes, 2008
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'Nothing to you'; or, The home in Paradise court
Though God be nothing to you, yet you are dear and precious to Him." " Can it be so ? " thought the sick ... whisper, like a soft, faint breeze from afar, " He may be nothing to thee, but thou art something to Him." " Can it be true ? " questioned the  ...
Charlotte Elizabeth Tidy, 1887
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Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security
There would be nothing to limit how the police might store it or use it in the future. In addition to genetic information, the Athan case involved deceptive police tactics. It is easy to applaud the police's trickery in the case, for it helped catch a ...
Daniel J. Solove, 2011
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Nothing to Pay
Cunning were to be the schemes of his business and there was to be nothing to pay for the honey of his women. Men who had been in prison were to be behind his counters, for the wage of a punished man is low and he never errs again.
Caradoc Evans, 1930
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Nothing to Hide: Privacy in the 21st Century
privacy or the underlying framework of protections for all civil liberties, there would be nothing to protect the population against the abuses of ideologues like Lee Kwan Yew—and it would be silly to think that we do not have similar people in ...
Mark Keeler, 2006
7
English idioms for Spanish speakers
... to be off limits 161 to be off one's rocker 23 1 to be out of this world 330 to be nothing to complain about 190 to be nothing to it 190 to be nothing to one 190 to be nothing to speak of 190 to be nothing to write home about 190 to be 358 Indice.
Eugene Savaiano, Lynn W. Winget, 2007
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The Fire and the Hammer: Or, Revivals, and how to Promote ...
Suppose a criminal to be tried, condemned, and sentenced to be hanged, would that sentence be nothing to him? Christ comes and meets you at this point, and tells you he has no pleasure in your death ; but that you must turn and live.
Orson Parker, 1877
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Picturing Hegel: An Illustrated Guide to Hegel's ...
Being-there expresses Hegel's idea that determination or definition is rooted in negation. In general, to be there — to have enough of a character or determination to be there — is to be able to be nothing. To be there — to have any character at ...
Julie E. Maybee, 2009
10
On the Plurality of Actual Worlds
Just as the blind man's auditory perceptions can be nothing to the deaf man, or just as the deaf man's visual perceptions can be nothing to the blind man, the representations, which are associated with an alternative conceptual scheme, can be ...
Andrew L. Blais, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BE NOTHING TO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term be nothing to is used in the context of the following news items.
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180000 children of working parents in Greater Manchester may be …
“By cutting first, and without looking to drive higher pay in any other tangible way, there will be nothing to even cushion the blow to the income ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
2
Wimbledon 2015: For all his rough edges, the game needs Nick …
The problem with video technology for a player like Kyrgios, in an age like this, is that there can be nothing to turn the heater on. Protestations ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Matt Brown: I Want To Show That Nobody Is F*cking With Me
I want to make a statement in this fight and show that I belong in the top 10 and guys that are outside the top 10 are just going to be nothing to ... «LowKick MMA, Jul 15»
4
Ringling Bros. brings Circus Xtreme to Southern California with …
His childhood dream turned out to be nothing to laugh at, unless you see him in action today. “For me, this is something I always really wanted ... «LA Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Tranent man's incredible desert run
If she can do that, then a wee run through the desert should be nothing to complain about. “The NDCS provided a lot of help for my sister ... «East Lothian Courier, Jul 15»
6
Blue banner sure to fly high on road to Clare
It looked like there would be nothing to write home about. But then the Comeback Kids got into their stride. And they almost achieved a ... «Herald, Jul 15»
7
ANOTHER VIEW: Neighbors Worry About Airport
There would be nothing to protect us from the devastating loss of the ordinance. With increased flights, and loss of airport noise control ... «Gazette Newspapers, Jul 15»
8
Sutli bombs prevent bird-hits at Amausi
LUCKNOW: A loud bang at Amausi airport just before an aircraft approaches or takes off from the runway should be nothing to panic about. «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Marriage debate is splitting the Liberal Party
There should be nothing to fear and much to gain by putting it to the people. Randal Williams, Burnside, SA. The Constitution does not give ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
10
Greeks to vote in referendum that will determine fate in euro
Irrespective of the vote result, “there will be nothing to divide us” after Sunday's vote amid growing political and social polarization. «Kathimerini, Jul 15»

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