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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It is not known if that had anything to do with Kent State’s decision. Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Talking about promos, talking about matches, anything to do with this business. David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025 Their relationship was a bumpy one, yet oddly enough, neither had anything to do with the other’s ousting. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 9 Apr. 2025 Did the November election have anything to do with it? Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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