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
Rostislav	rahs-tee-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Medieval Slavic
Moana	-	Maori, Hawaiian
Kristen (2)	KRIS-tin	English
Dean	DEEN	English
Morwen	-	Cornish, Welsh
Leary	LEER-ee	Irish