can't do anything with

can't do anything with someone or something

not [to be] able to manage or control someone or something. (Also with cannot.) Bill is such a discipline problem. I can't do anything with him. My hair is such a mess. I just can't do anything with it.

can't do anything with

Unable to cope with or manage someone or something. For example, I can't do anything with my hair, or My teenage daughter is very difficult-I can't do anything with her. This expression uses do in the sense of "deal with," a usage dating from the early 1500s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nevra	-	Turkish
Adelbert	AH:-dəl-bərt (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Hanke	HAHN-kə	Dutch
Ceridwen	ke-RID-wen	Welsh
Osbourne	AHZ-born	English (Rare)
Idonea	-	English (Archaic)