next to nothing

next to nothing
very little.

She knows next to nothing about politics.

The town has done next to nothing about the parking problem.


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  • next to nothing — {n. phr.} Very little; almost nothing. * /They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one./ * /When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • next to nothing — {n. phr.} Very little; almost nothing. * /They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one./ * /When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • next to nothing — Almost nothing at all • • • Main Entry: ↑next next to nothing Almost nothing • • • Main Entry: ↑nothing …   Useful english dictionary

  • next\ to\ nothing — n. phr. Very little; almost nothing. They gave me next to nothing for my old car when I traded it in for a new one. When he first started to work, Mr. Black earned next to nothing …   Словарь американских идиом

  • next to nothing —    The term next to nothing means a very small amount or almost nothing.     My boots didn t cost much. I bought them for next to nothing in the sales …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • next to nothing — noun Very little. I got it for next to nothing in the January sales …   Wiktionary

  • next to nothing — almost nothing, nearly nothing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • next to nothing —  Hardly anything …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • next to — prep 1.) very close to someone or something, with nothing in between = ↑beside ▪ There was a little girl sitting next to him. 2.) next to nothing very little ▪ He knows next to nothing about antiques. 3.) used to give a list of things you like,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • next — [ nekst ] function word *** Next is used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): I ll see you next week. as an adjective: I m leaving town on the next train. I didn t realize what had happened until the next day. as a pronoun …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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