have nothing on

no tener pruebas contra

No disponer de pruebas de que alguien haya cometido una falta o un delito.

En inglés sencillo: To have no evidence that someone has done something wrong.

• They have nothing on me.
• The detectives had nothing on the suspect.
• Without a witness, the police will have nothing on him.

Cómo se usa: have nothing on someone (The police have nothing on her.)

Expresiones frecuentes: have nothing on someone, have nothing on us

no tener punto de comparación con

Ser mucho peor o menos impresionante que otra persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To be much less good or impressive than another person or thing.

• These singers have nothing on you.
• The hotel breakfast had nothing on Mum’s cooking.
• Even the best photographs have nothing on the real view.

Cómo se usa: have nothing on someone/something (These cakes have nothing on my grandmother’s.)

Sinónimos: be far inferior to, not compare with

Expresiones frecuentes: have nothing on someone, have nothing on something

no ser mejor que

No ser mejor que otra persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: To be no better than another person or thing.

• They have nothing on us.
• Their team had nothing on ours in terms of skill.
• The new model has nothing on the old one for reliability.

Cómo se usa: have nothing on someone/something (Those expensive tools have nothing on these cheaper ones.)

Sinónimos: be no better than

Expresiones frecuentes: have nothing on someone, have nothing on something