nothin' to it

(there's) nothing to it

1. 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 what is being discussed. 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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(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!"
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (there's) nothing to it
  • nothin
  • nothing to it
  • Nothing to it!
  • nothing to it, there's
  • there's nothing to it
  • whips of
  • cackleberry
  • drench
  • drench in
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In contrast to Joe Starks, who seeks to be a "big voice" only to have his wish become humiliatingly true when Janie informs him that he" `big-bellies round here and put out a lot of brag, but 'tain't nothin' to it but yu' big voice' "(75), Janie seeks for a voice which can picture, which can make you see.
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The swinging braid recalls that pivotal moment when Janie publicly tells Joe, "'You big-bellies round here and put out a lot of brag, but 'tain't nothin' to it but yo' big voice.
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