[expressions] got nothing on you
Dear Users,
Could you please tell me what "to have nothing on you" means? I asked my former co-worker the following question: How's office life? How are the new folks? and his reply was:
Pretty good, same old, same old, but they ain't got nothin on yew.
I assume he wanted to say something like "they have nothing on you“ ?
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I assume he wanted to say something like "they have nothing on you“ ? He said what he wanted to say. As a mild joke, he was pretending to speak like someone who is poorly educated.
- I assume he wanted to say something like "they have nothing on you“ ?
- He said what he wanted to say.
- As a mild joke, he was pretending to speak like someone who is poorly educated.
- But the meaning is as you suggest.
- The new people are not as good as you.
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I assume he wanted to say something like "they have nothing on you“ ?
He said what he wanted to say. As a mild joke, he was pretending to speak like someone who is poorly educated.
But the meaning is as you suggest. The new people are not as good as you.
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