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ESLPod_0742_WE_1158 Admiring Someone from Afar The phrasal verb, "to have nothing on (someone)" in this podcast, means to be as good as someone or to have no advantages over someone: "The new player on the team may be younger, but he has nothing on the old players." "To have nothing on (someone)" also means to have no information that could be damaging to someone: "We have nothing on the new political candidate that we can use to damage his image." The opposite to this is "to have something on (someone)," which means to have information that can be damaging or hurtful to someone: "The reason James gets the best assignments and a raise each year is that he has something on the boss."

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ESLPod 742 to have nothing on (someone) Relationships + Family

Id	ESLPod_0742_WE_1158
Episode Id	ESLPod 742
Episode Title	Admiring Someone from Afar
Phrase	to have nothing on (someone)
Text	The phrasal verb, "to have nothing on (someone)" in this podcast, means to be as good as someone or to have no advantages over someone: "The new player on the team may be younger, but he has nothing on the old players." "To have nothing on (someone)" also means to have no information that could be damaging to someone: "We have nothing on the new political candidate that we can use to damage his image." The opposite to this is "to have something on (someone)," which means to have information that can be damaging or hurtful to someone: "The reason James gets the best assignments and a raise each year is that he has something on the boss."
Topics	Relationships + Family

Means Eslpod Information Damaging Admiring Afar Phrasal Verb