think nothing of something/of doing something
think nothing of (doing something)
To not consider doing something to be at all odd, difficult, improper, or otherwise out of the ordinary. My brother earns so much money that he thinks nothing of spending $300 on a single meal. People in this country think nothing of eating every part of an animal, which is something I've never been able to stomach.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
think nothing of
1. Give little consideration to, regard as routine, as in He thinks nothing of driving 100 miles to see a new movie. [c. 1800]
2. think nothing of it. It's not important, as in Thanks for the lift.-Think nothing of it. This way of saying you're welcome dates from the late 1800s.
See also: nothing, of, think
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
think nothing of
COMMON If you think nothing of doing something that other people might consider difficult, strange, or wrong, you consider it to be easy or normal. I thought nothing of betting £1,000 on a horse. They thought nothing of working all night.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
think nothing of
consider (an activity others regard as odd, wrong, or difficult) as straightforward or normal. 2004 Residential Architect His foreign business partners think nothing of scheduling an hour-and-a-half meeting for 10:30 at night, then being back at work by 8 am.
See also: nothing, of, think
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
think ˈnothing of something/of doing something
,not think ˈanything of something/of doing something
1 consider something as normal or easy, when other people consider it as difficult, dangerous, etc: He thinks nothing of working 14 hours a day.
2 think that something is not important: I saw a man outside the door, but I didn’t think anything of it at the time. I realized later that he must have been the thief.
See also: nothing, of, something, think
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
think nothing of
To give little consideration to; regard as routine or usual: thought nothing of a 50-mile trip every day.
See also: nothing, of, think
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- think nothing of
- think nothing of (doing something)
- think nothing of doing
- make nothing of
- make nothing of (something)
- make nothing of something
- (one's) party piece
- odd and curious
- overboard
- chuck (someone or something) overboard