anything to do with
idiom
1
: involvement with (a person) in any way
—used in negative statements
She thinks he's a liar and she refuses to have anything to do with him.
After the way he's treated me, I want nothing (further) to do with him.
2
: involvement in (something) or responsibility in some way for (something)
—used in negative statements
He claims that he didn't have anything to do with the accident.
She claims that she had nothing to do with the robbery.
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At an oversight hearing last year, members of the New York City Council questioned how those employees could have passed a background check and whether the backlog in that approval process had anything to do with it.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
While the city denies its legal challenge has anything to do with how Donald Trump fundamentally shifted this court during his presidency, the timing speaks for itself.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
The fact that this 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO took the top honor in the postwar category was about as surprising as Meryl Streep winning anything to do with acting.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
None of the handful of more substantive business decisions that, according to paragraph 306 of the General Court judgment, occasionally came up at board meetings had anything to do with actively formulating, amending, or executing the CSA Development Programme.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
While the city denies its legal challenge has anything to do with how Donald Trump fundamentally shifted this court during his presidency, the timing speaks for itself.
—Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
The fact that this 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO took the top honor in the postwar category was about as surprising as Meryl Streep winning anything to do with acting.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
None of the handful of more substantive business decisions that, according to paragraph 306 of the General Court judgment, occasionally came up at board meetings had anything to do with actively formulating, amending, or executing the CSA Development Programme.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Anything to do with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20to%20do%20with. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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