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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But Republicans have denied that the bill has anything to do with DOGE.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Neither case, at least formally, had anything to do with Nord Stream.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Me as a viewer, not necessarily having anything to do with Spencer Dutton.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2025
However, whether squatters had anything to do with Saturday’s fire remains under investigation, officials said..
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Neither case, at least formally, had anything to do with Nord Stream.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Me as a viewer, not necessarily having anything to do with Spencer Dutton.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2025
However, whether squatters had anything to do with Saturday’s fire remains under investigation, officials said..
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
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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 14 Mar. 2025.
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