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

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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 27 Apr. 2024.

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