have nothing on
(transitive) To lack an advantage over, to not be in a better position than, to be nonsuperior to.
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(transitive) To lack an advantage over, to not be in a better position than, to be nonsuperior to.
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(transitive, US) 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.
“You don't understand kings are bad, but they have nothing on nationalists. We are just at the Trump Von Wilhelm chapter, we have not reached the Adolf Carlson part of the story yet.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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