Phrase info

nothing to it

Meaning

nothing to it

(idiomatic) Easy; simple or straightforward.
See? Nothing to it. You just put tab A in slot B and give it a flip.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

People talk about making art films - experimental films. I can make an art film every day of the week. Nothing to it. What's difficult is to combine a commercial film with art. Carlo Ponti

In the case of most pains let this remark of Epicurus aid thee, that the pain is neither intolerable nor everlasting, if thou bear in mind that it has its limits, and if thou addest nothing to it in imagination. Marcus Aurelius

Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it. Morgan Freeman

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's nothing to it except not getting your lipstick smeared. Hedy Lamarr

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. Any fool can do it; There ain't nothing to it. Nobody knows how we got to The top of the hill. But since we're on our way down, We might as well enjoy the ride. James Taylor

Once you'd resolved to go, there was nothing to it at all. Jeannette Walls

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