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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Doman signed a consent decree that neither admitted nor denied the allegations in the complaint, but did prohibit him from having anything to do with a prize promotion fraud or money transmitting business. Candi Bolden, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2025 Needless to say, no one who has any standards whatsoever should want to have anything to do with these loathsome cretins. The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025 It can be assumed that Naomi attacked Jade, but did Bianca have anything to do with it? Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 She was selected based on a self-reporting assessment, and the sessions didn’t have anything to do with bullying, according to the district’s report. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anything to do with

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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 17 Mar. 2025.

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