think nothing of

1. 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.

2. Give little consideration to, regard as routine, as in He thinks nothing of driving 100 miles to see a new movie . [c. 1800]

Example Sentences

“People spend money on scented candles and expensive shampoo and bars of soap, or on chocolate-covered strawberries and cut flowers and bottles of wine that are gone in 15 minutes, and they think nothing of that,” he said.

From Seattle Times

“We were at dinner and it was on the fly. I was like, ‘Of course, coach, always,’ but I didn’t think nothing of it.

From Los Angeles Times

“One of the things that I always loved most about John is that he was one of the most egalitarian people you would ever meet. He would think nothing of putting a plumber next to the Queen of England at a dinner party and it would be fun — that’s just the way he was. He saw people for who they were,” Luzann Fernandez, Morris’ partner of 33 years, told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

She would have mezuzahs on her door and wear a Star of David around her neck and think nothing of it.

From Seattle Times

“We saw him a couple of times in full heels and a dress and didn’t think nothing of it, that’s his thing.”

From New York Times

Related Words

• lessen
• play down
• soften