Definition of 'nothing but'
phrase
nothingYou 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.
They care for nothing but fighting.
just, only, simply, merelyCOBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
nothing but in British
not something other than; only
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nothing but in American
only; nothing other than
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