Sentence examples of "having nothing to do" in English
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'
Langsam hatte Alice die Nase voll davon, neben ihrer Schwester auf der Bank zu sitzen und nichts zu tun zu haben: ein zweimal hatte sie einen Blick auf das Buch geworfen, das ihre Schwester las, doch es enthielt weder Abbildungen noch Dialoge; "und wozu taugt ein Buch", dachte Alice, "ohne Abbildungen oder Dialoge?"
Tom claimed he had nothing to do with Mary's murder.
Tom behauptete, er habe mit Marias Ermordung nichts zu tun.
Mum said the same thing. But, so what? It's got nothing to do with me.
Mama sagte dasselbe. Aber was soll's? Es hat nichts mit mir zu tun.
Since you have nothing to do with this matter, you don't have to worry.
Da du nichts mit der Sache zu tun hast, brauchst du keine Angst zu haben.
You think I have nothing to do; but on the contrary, I am very busy.
Du denkst ich hätte nichts zu tun; im Gegenteil, ich bin sehr beschäftigt.
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