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nothing to it1. It is or was very simple or easy; it isn't or wasn't difficult at all. And see? The computer starts up again like new. Nothing to it! A: "Are pancakes hard to make?" B: "Oh no, there's nothing to it."2. (There is) no truth to it. People like to think I somehow rigged the election, but there's simply nothing to it. A: "And what about the rumors that you leaked the information?" B: "Nothing to it. Simply rumors."See also: nothing(There ain't) nothin' to it.Rur. It is easy. Mary: How do you keep your car so shiny? Tom: There ain't nothin' to it. I just wax it once a week. It took Jane just two minutes to sew up the hole in my shirt. "See?" she said. "Nothin' to it!"(There's) nothing to it! 1. Inf. It is easy! John: Is it hard to learn to fly a small plane? Sue: There's nothing to it! Bill: Me? I can't dive off a board that high! I can hardly dive off the side of the pool! Bob: Aw, come on! Nothing to it! 2. Inf. The rumor you heard is not true. Pay no attention to all that talk. There's nothing to it.See also: nothingNothing to it!It is very easy! Look, anybody can do it! Nothing to it! Changing a lightbulb is easy. Nothing to it!See also: nothingnothing to it, there'sIt's not at all difficult, it's easy, as in Of course I can fix the faucet-there's nothing to it. This hyperbolic term was first recorded in 1934. See also: nothingnothing to it very simple to do. informalSee also: nothingthere’s nothing ˈto it (informal) it is easy to do: It’s not difficult to use. All you have to do is pull these two switches and it starts. You see, there’s nothing to it! ♢ I finished the work very quickly. There was nothing to it really.See also: nothingNothing to it! exclam. It is very easy! Look, anybody can do it! Nothing to it! See also: nothingEncyclopediaSeeNothing |