nothing like that

nothing like that

Very different from what has just been said or described. Mom, it was nothing like that—I didn't break curfew on purpose, I swear. A: "Did you two used to have a thing?" B: "Nothing like that. We were just coworkers."See also: like, nothing, that

anything/nothing/something like that

anything, etc. of that kind: Do you do aerobics or play tennis, or anything like that? ♢ She’s an expert in the preservation of paper or something like that. ♢ No, there’s nothing like that available yet.See also: anything, like, nothing, something, that