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nothing

1 nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ pronoun
1 nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
pronoun
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOTHING
: not anything : not a thing
see also good-for-nothing
: someone or something that has no interest, value, or importance

double or nothing

see 3double

have nothing on

see have

here goes nothing

see 1here

nothing daunted

see daunt

nothing doing

informal
used as a forceful way of saying “no” to a question or suggestion

nothing else for it

old-fashioned or British nothing for it
used to say that something must be done because there is no other choice

nothing in/to

◊ If you say that there is nothing in/to something, you mean that it is not true at all.

nothing like

used to say that something is very enjoyable or satisfying
British, informal : not nearly

nothing to it

used to say that something is very easy to do

on a hiding to nothing

see 2hiding

to say nothing of

see 1say
2 nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ adverb
2 nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOTHING
: not at all : in no way

nothing less than

used to give emphasis to a description
used to say that something is the least that a situation, person, etc., requires or will accept

nothing short of

used to give emphasis to a description
3 nothing /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ noun
plural nothings
3 nothing
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
noun
plural nothings
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOTHING
[noncount] : empty space
[noncount] : the number 0 : zero
: someone or something that has little or no worth, importance, or influence
[count]
[noncount]

for nothing

: without reason
: at no charge : for free

sweet nothings

: loving and romantic words