have anything/something to say about

idiom

: to have an opinion to express about (something)

I asked what she thought about the movie, but she didn't have anything to say about it.

: to have the ability to affect or influence (something)

"I'm going to the party." "Not if I have anything/something to say about it."

Examples of have anything/something to say about in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny are rekindling their on-again-off-again romance, if these matching outfits—and canoodley photos—have anything to say about it. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 June 2024 Las Vegas is the solid favorite to win it all again, although the Liberty is expected to have something to say about that. —

Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2024 Oubre, Batum, and 76ers head coach Nick Nurse have something to say about it. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024 Nor does the party have anything to say about the world’s biggest humanitarian crises—neither Syria nor Yemen merits a mention. —

Steve Bloomfield, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2019 See all Example Sentences for have anything/something to say about

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