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has nothing on

has nothing on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have nothing on.

Meaning of have nothing on

Verb

have nothing on (third-person singular simple present has nothing on, present participle having nothing on, simple past and past participle had nothing on)

  1. (US, transitive) To be short of accusatory evidence against (a person).
    • Relax. The cops have nothing on us. All they can prove is that we were in the same town on the same day.
  2. (transitive) To lack an advantage over, to not be in a better position than, to be nonsuperior to.
    • His Mustang has nothing on her Corvette. [ = both cars are fast, and his cannot beat hers, although perhaps her car is not much faster (ambiguous)]
    1. (sometimes, transitive, via understatement) To be considerably inferior to.
      • Even the quickest street-legal cars in town have nothing on a Top Fuel dragster. [ = understated sense: a Top Fuel dragster is considerably quicker]

Questions about has nothing on

What is has nothing on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has nothing on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have nothing on.

Words near has nothing on in the dictionary

  1. has no idea
  2. has no time for
  3. has no use for
  4. has none of it
  5. has none of something
  6. has nothing on
  7. has nothing to lose
  8. has off
  9. has on
  10. has one foot on a banana peel
  11. has one more time

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