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.

Examples of anything to do with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Republicans reject the notion that race has anything to do with the laws. Ashley Lopez, NPR, 16 May 2024 But the question didn’t have anything to do with the Archewell Foundation; the reporter asked when a portion of Highway 1 near Big Sur would reopen after it was severely damaged in storms in late March. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024 The biggest question is: Did her husband have anything to do with her disappearance and death? Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024 In an interrogation video obtained by ABC News, Coley McCraney denied ever knowing the girls or having anything to do with their murder. Marcus Mewborn, ABC News, 10 May 2024 To be fair, Roach and Zendaya have basically been serving Met Gala–worthy looks since February…at least, if this year’s theme had anything to do with science fiction or tennis. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 May 2024 Elk Grove is among the remaining cities within Sacramento County that hardly wants anything to do with marijuana. Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024 Really doesn't have anything to do with who comes to watch the show. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied Wednesday that Russia had anything to do with the Georgian legislation. Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 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 23 May. 2024.

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