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to have nothing on

P14. to have nothing on: to be naked or unclothed. Also with nothing on: wearing no clothing, naked. Usually with but (or except, save) before 20th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [verb (intransitive)]

i-hwulena1250

vakec1485

to have nothing on1678

leisure1928

chill1985

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adverb]

naked as a worm?a1366

nakedlyc1425

to the skin?1518

in one's (pure) naturals1579

in puris naturalibus1581

unclothedlya1626

puris naturalibus1626

with nothing on1678

uncoveredly1683

in the buff1803

Adamically1860

in the (also one's) altogether1894

in the raw1941

in the nuddy1953

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] > have no advantage over

to have nothing on1678

1678 J. Phillips Maronides v. 55 Euryalus, a youth most proper Shews all to Ladies but his Crupper; For he had nothing on but's drawers.

1688 A. Behn Oroonoko 151 'Tis all in white Armor so joynted, that it moves as well in it, as if it had nothing on.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife ii. 18 I..suppose her strutting in the self-same stately manner, with nothing on but her Stays, and her under scanty quilted Petticoat.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. viii. 69 He had nothing on but a thin Waistcoat, for his Coat was spread over the Bed, to supply the Want of Blankets.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxi. 373 We had nothing on but thin clothes, yet there was not a moment to spare.

1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It lxiii. 456 Plenty of dark men in various costumes, and some with nothing on but a battered stove-pipe hat..and a very scant breech-clout.

1892 A. Conan Doyle Adventure of Beryl Coronet in Strand Mag. May 520/2 He had nothing on save only his trousers and shirt.

1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxxviii. 178 A woman appeared with practically nothing on.

1961 Washington Post 17 May A3/6 Miss Mason was lying on the floor with nothing on except the scantiest of brassieres.

1971 E. Paul Reluctant Cloak & Dagger Man xi. 137 We always swam here with nothing on.

1991 J. Diski Happily ever After xii. 143 He had nothing on; no habit, no sandals, nothing. He walked the cloisters starkers.

extracted from nothingpron.n.adv.int.

to have nothing on

c. Of an event or action: arranged; going to happen or to be carried through to completion; of a film, show, etc.: intended to be shown, performed, etc. to have nothing on: to have no engagements, business, etc.

ΚΠ

1841 E. C. Gaskell Let. 23 Dec. (1966) 46 Yesterday this plan seemed quite given up—today..it's on again—if all goes on well.

1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line iv. 46 If you and Virginia have nothing better on I'll dine with you tonight.

1938 D. Runyon Furthermore vii. 129 I have nothing on of importance at the moment.

1982 J. Barnes Before She met Me v. 77 I've seen..one of those films I go to three times this week... I buy all those papers which tell you what's on.

2001 FHM Feb. 65/3 They remain glued to the box even when there's nothing on except pro-celebrity chess.

extracted from onadv.adj.n.¹

to have nothing on (a person)

b. colloquial. With an advantage or excess, esp. one stated quantitatively, as compared with. Chiefly with to have, esp. in to have nothing on (a person): to bear no comparison with (a person). Cf. over prep. 10a.

ΚΠ

1906 H. Green At Actors' Boarding House 27 I'll show 'em the Waldoff ain't got nothin' on Maggie de Shine.]

1910 S. E. White Rules of Game v. xxiv They think they have it on us straight enough.

1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch 7 ‘Hans’ Wagner of Pittsburg, has always been a hard man for me, but in that I have had nothing on a lot of other pitchers.

1914 J. Joyce Dubliners 43 She had always had an edge on her, especially whenever there were people listening.

1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 298 Baby Ella herself had nothin' on you.

1928 Daily Express 19 June 12 Kerensky, who tried to do what Napoleon said no man could do: run a revolution and a war simultaneously. Kerensky thought Napoleon had nothing on him.

1936 T. S. Eliot Ess. Anc. & Mod. 68 Huysmans' fee-fi-fo-fum décor of mediævalism has nothing on Mr. Symons's ‘veiled altar’.

1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. v. 94 While you had it on me, it made it more difficult.

1947 Penguin New Writing 31 67 He..took out his best clothes. Going to the barracks, he had to look smart, he had to show the soldiers they had nothing on him.

1959 G. Paley Little Disturbances of Man (1970) 111 He was a big guy with a few years on me.

1967 Listener 28 Dec. 857/1 For a picture of sheer bloodcurdling hatred and human degradation, our playwrights have nothing on this 60-year-old music-drama inspired by Sophocles' play.

1999 C. Creedon Passion Play iv. 20 They were older, a good twenty years on me.

2007 Guardian 6 Jan. (Review section) 10/5 Dr Frankenstein had nothing on the new generation of ‘biohackers’.

extracted from onprep.

to have (also get) nothing on (a person)

c. To the discredit of; that incriminates. Chiefly in to have (also get) something (also anything) on (a person): to possess or gain discreditable or incriminating information about (a person). Also in to have (also get) nothing on (a person).

ΚΠ

1916 Railway Conductor Sept. 647/2 A letter from Chief of Police McKercher..said, in substance: ‘I am sending you these two men for the work we talked about. Let me know if they do not do it satisfactorily, as I have something on them.’

1919 Detective Story Mag. 25 Nov. 129 He gave me the slip... Maybe it's just as well since I haven't got anything on him yet.

1923 L. J. Vance Baroque vii. 42 You haven't got any thing on me.

1924 A. Christie Man in Brown Suit 6 Every one of us incriminated..and not one of us has anything on him.

1929 ‘G. Daviot’ Man in Queue iii. 30 If he thinks he has anything on me..he has another guess coming.

1946 T. Jones Skinny Angel 85 Those fellows are trying to get something on someone.

1960 ‘W. Haggard’ Closed Circuit iii. 31 Get something on the men who counted. Then you could do almost as you pleased. It was astonishing how most of the men who counted had something to hide.

1960 K. Hopkins Dead against Princ. xix. 129 ‘She is the daughter of a criminal.’.. ‘Yes. But we have nothing on her.’

2008 S. Baatz For Thrill of It (2009) i. i. 18 The police have nothing on them and I don't see why they should be held.

extracted from onprep.

as lemmas

单词	to have nothing on
释义	> as lemmas to have nothing on P14. to have nothing on: to be naked or unclothed. Also with nothing on: wearing no clothing, naked. Usually with but (or except, save) before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [verb (intransitive)] i-hwulena1250 vakec1485 to have nothing on1678 leisure1928 chill1985 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adverb] naked as a worm?a1366 nakedlyc1425 to the skin?1518 in one's (pure) naturals1579 in puris naturalibus1581 unclothedlya1626 puris naturalibus1626 with nothing on1678 uncoveredly1683 in the buff1803 Adamically1860 in the (also one's) altogether1894 in the raw1941 in the nuddy1953 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [verb (transitive)] > have no advantage over to have nothing on1678 1678 J. Phillips Maronides v. 55 Euryalus, a youth most proper Shews all to Ladies but his Crupper; For he had nothing on but's drawers. 1688 A. Behn Oroonoko 151 'Tis all in white Armor so joynted, that it moves as well in it, as if it had nothing on. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Provok'd Wife ii. 18 I..suppose her strutting in the self-same stately manner, with nothing on but her Stays, and her under scanty quilted Petticoat. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. viii. 69 He had nothing on but a thin Waistcoat, for his Coat was spread over the Bed, to supply the Want of Blankets. View more context for this quotation 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxxi. 373 We had nothing on but thin clothes, yet there was not a moment to spare. 1872 ‘M. Twain’ Roughing It lxiii. 456 Plenty of dark men in various costumes, and some with nothing on but a battered stove-pipe hat..and a very scant breech-clout. 1892 A. Conan Doyle Adventure of Beryl Coronet in Strand Mag. May 520/2 He had nothing on save only his trousers and shirt. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage xxxviii. 178 A woman appeared with practically nothing on. 1961 Washington Post 17 May A3/6 Miss Mason was lying on the floor with nothing on except the scantiest of brassieres. 1971 E. Paul Reluctant Cloak & Dagger Man xi. 137 We always swam here with nothing on. 1991 J. Diski Happily ever After xii. 143 He had nothing on; no habit, no sandals, nothing. He walked the cloisters starkers. extracted from nothingpron.n.adv.int. to have nothing on c. Of an event or action: arranged; going to happen or to be carried through to completion; of a film, show, etc.: intended to be shown, performed, etc. to have nothing on: to have no engagements, business, etc. ΚΠ 1841 E. C. Gaskell Let. 23 Dec. (1966) 46 Yesterday this plan seemed quite given up—today..it's on again—if all goes on well. 1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line iv. 46 If you and Virginia have nothing better on I'll dine with you tonight. 1938 D. Runyon Furthermore vii. 129 I have nothing on of importance at the moment. 1982 J. Barnes Before She met Me v. 77 I've seen..one of those films I go to three times this week... I buy all those papers which tell you what's on. 2001 FHM Feb. 65/3 They remain glued to the box even when there's nothing on except pro-celebrity chess. extracted from onadv.adj.n.¹ to have nothing on (a person) b. colloquial. With an advantage or excess, esp. one stated quantitatively, as compared with. Chiefly with to have, esp. in to have nothing on (a person): to bear no comparison with (a person). Cf. over prep. 10a. ΚΠ 1906 H. Green At Actors' Boarding House 27 I'll show 'em the Waldoff ain't got nothin' on Maggie de Shine.] 1910 S. E. White Rules of Game v. xxiv They think they have it on us straight enough. 1912 C. Mathewson Pitching in Pinch 7 ‘Hans’ Wagner of Pittsburg, has always been a hard man for me, but in that I have had nothing on a lot of other pitchers. 1914 J. Joyce Dubliners 43 She had always had an edge on her, especially whenever there were people listening. 1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 298 Baby Ella herself had nothin' on you. 1928 Daily Express 19 June 12 Kerensky, who tried to do what Napoleon said no man could do: run a revolution and a war simultaneously. Kerensky thought Napoleon had nothing on him. 1936 T. S. Eliot Ess. Anc. & Mod. 68 Huysmans' fee-fi-fo-fum décor of mediævalism has nothing on Mr. Symons's ‘veiled altar’. 1938 E. Bowen Death of Heart i. v. 94 While you had it on me, it made it more difficult. 1947 Penguin New Writing 31 67 He..took out his best clothes. Going to the barracks, he had to look smart, he had to show the soldiers they had nothing on him. 1959 G. Paley Little Disturbances of Man (1970) 111 He was a big guy with a few years on me. 1967 Listener 28 Dec. 857/1 For a picture of sheer bloodcurdling hatred and human degradation, our playwrights have nothing on this 60-year-old music-drama inspired by Sophocles' play. 1999 C. Creedon Passion Play iv. 20 They were older, a good twenty years on me. 2007 Guardian 6 Jan. (Review section) 10/5 Dr Frankenstein had nothing on the new generation of ‘biohackers’. extracted from onprep. to have (also get) nothing on (a person) c. To the discredit of; that incriminates. Chiefly in to have (also get) something (also anything) on (a person): to possess or gain discreditable or incriminating information about (a person). Also in to have (also get) nothing on (a person). ΚΠ 1916 Railway Conductor Sept. 647/2 A letter from Chief of Police McKercher..said, in substance: ‘I am sending you these two men for the work we talked about. Let me know if they do not do it satisfactorily, as I have something on them.’ 1919 Detective Story Mag. 25 Nov. 129 He gave me the slip... Maybe it's just as well since I haven't got anything on him yet. 1923 L. J. Vance Baroque vii. 42 You haven't got any thing on me. 1924 A. Christie Man in Brown Suit 6 Every one of us incriminated..and not one of us has anything on him. 1929 ‘G. Daviot’ Man in Queue iii. 30 If he thinks he has anything on me..he has another guess coming. 1946 T. Jones Skinny Angel 85 Those fellows are trying to get something on someone. 1960 ‘W. Haggard’ Closed Circuit iii. 31 Get something on the men who counted. Then you could do almost as you pleased. It was astonishing how most of the men who counted had something to hide. 1960 K. Hopkins Dead against Princ. xix. 129 ‘She is the daughter of a criminal.’.. ‘Yes. But we have nothing on her.’ 2008 S. Baatz For Thrill of It (2009) i. i. 18 The police have nothing on them and I don't see why they should be held. extracted from onprep. < as lemmas
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