The meaning of "nothing but" in English is closely related to the usage of "but" in all/anything/everything but, which is more idiomatic, however. "But" in the expression "nothing but" means "except", i.e. "nothing but" is just a more emphatic way of saying "nothing except", "only"; for example We could see nothing but fog.
English Dictionary Thesaurus Sentences Grammar Definition of 'nothing but' nothing but phrase You use nothing but in front of a noun, an infinitive without `to,' or an `-ing' form to mean `only.' All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy. It did nothing but make us ridiculous. He is focused on nothing but winning.1 pron Nothing means not a single thing, or not a single part of something. I've done nothing much since coffee time, Mr Pearson said he knew nothing of his wife's daytime habits, He was dressed in jeans and nothing else, There is nothing wrong with the car.
Nothing but means a lot of. The grammar is nothing but + noun (or) nothing but + noun phrase. We often use nothing but when we complain about something or talk about the negative aspects of something, but you can use nothing but when we talk about positive situations or things: Jack's son is nothing but trouble. Jack's son always causes
nothing but trouble 1. Only problems and nothing else. I spent $30,000 on this dang car, and it's given me nothing but trouble since the day 2. A source of undesirable behavior. Of course Tom's started getting detention—those new friends of his are nothing but
READ ALONG TO PRACTICE YOUR ENGLISH AND TO LEARN THE MEANING OF NOTHING BUT TROUBLE: So in English when we say that something, or someone is "nothing but trouble" it means that they'reNothing But Trouble: Directed by Dan Aykroyd. With Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Demi Moore. A businessman and his friends are captured by a sadistic judge and his equally odd family in a bizarre mansion in the backwoods.
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