nothing personal
idiom
—used to say that one does not mean to offend someone by a statement
It's nothing personal, but I'd rather not talk to you about it.
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There was a quota for Jewish students, they were told; nothing personal.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
Some people just sleep much better alone, nothing personal.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Maybe the move by DeRozan was nothing personal toward Drake.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
This was nothing personal, with United's lack of Champions League football at the time, plus a desire to succeed under Xavi, cited as De Jong's main motivations to turn down the Premier PINC +1.3% League giants' proposal.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
If this means Americans will continue to spend heavily at the pump amid Saudi Arabia’s unilateral oil production cuts, then this is simply business in his view—nothing personal.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
The players involved in the skirmishes said there was nothing personal — just a part of team building.
—Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
Besides being incredibly creepy (nothing personal), that world would be achingly dull (nothing personal).
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
Cristobal is all in at every moment of his life, which goes all the way back to the Four Agreements about being present and taking nothing personal and not making assumptions.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Aug. 2024
Some people just sleep much better alone, nothing personal.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
Maybe the move by DeRozan was nothing personal toward Drake.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
This was nothing personal, with United's lack of Champions League football at the time, plus a desire to succeed under Xavi, cited as De Jong's main motivations to turn down the Premier PINC +1.3% League giants' proposal.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
If this means Americans will continue to spend heavily at the pump amid Saudi Arabia’s unilateral oil production cuts, then this is simply business in his view—nothing personal.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
The players involved in the skirmishes said there was nothing personal — just a part of team building.
—Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
Besides being incredibly creepy (nothing personal), that world would be achingly dull (nothing personal).
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
Cristobal is all in at every moment of his life, which goes all the way back to the Four Agreements about being present and taking nothing personal and not making assumptions.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
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“Nothing personal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nothing%20personal. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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