nothing to it

phrase

Easy; simple or straightforward.

“See? Nothing to it. You just put tab A in slot B and give it a flip.”

Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticEasy; simple or straightforward.

    See? Nothing to it. You just put tab A in slot B and give it a flip.

    1 more example

    Jem looked at me furiously, could not decline, ran down the sidewalk, treaded water at the gate, then dashed in and retrieved the tire. “See there?” Jem was scowling triumphantly. “Nothin‘ to it. I swear, Scout, sometimes you act so much like a girl it’s mortifyin’.”

    1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC

Translations

Spanish no es nada, no es por nada
  • no es nadaTranslations
  • no es por nadaTranslations
  • ahí es nadaTranslations
  • ahí que no es nada (disused)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

nothing to it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nothing%20to%20it

MLA

“nothing to it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nothing%20to%20it. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nothing to it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nothing%20to%20it.

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