1. Home
2. Idioms
3. think nothing of

think nothing of

---

---

think nothing of something/doing something

to do something unusual or dangerous without worrying about it Howell thinks nothing of taking off to London or Paris to look for rare and wonderful antiques. Randy thought nothing of hanging from a steel beam 400 feet above ground during his career as an iron worker.

See also: nothing, of, think

think nothing of doing something

if you think nothing of doing something that other people find difficult, you do it very easily He's so fit. He'd think nothing of running ten miles before breakfast.

See also: nothing, of, think

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

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