a lot to do with
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3.4
- idiom
- Your success in this industry has a lot to do with your networking skills.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd then I thought proteins have a lot to do with viruses.
- And then I thought proteins have a lot to do with viruses.
- Collapse has a lot to do with a lack of consciousness, right?
- No, I think that revelation has a lot to do with Peter, his wife.
- A lot of times it has a lot to do with mindset.
- So it's a lot to do with Austrian politics, Austrian economy.
- And, and I think that is partly due, well, actually a lot to do with social media.
- But that being said, my successes were a lot to do with luck.
- People say, oh, don't gossip, you know, but right, speech has a lot to do with how we talk to ourselves.
- I think Europe's growing irrelevance has a lot to do with the defense they have around all this stuff.
Examples
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I believed this situation had a lot to do with the lack of respect for the subject matter.
Academic text (1998) -
The combination of their own direction and drive has a lot to do with it.
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So that has a lot to do with where I find myself.
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And it's a lot to do with not having death in my life.
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Yes, I think it has a lot to do with social media and stuff too.
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It's got a lot to do with our parents.
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I believe this had a lot to do with how we view children.
Academic text (1999) -
A lot of times it has a lot to do with mindset.
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I mean, you're right, it has a lot to do with the way you grow up.
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Because I do think the desire to censor has a lot to do with fear.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
To be about something or connected to it
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2.1
To be about someone or something
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2.2
To be connected or important to something
105
3.0
Be connected with a crime or something that causes serious trouble
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5.8
To show that two things change together
Antonyms
How Connected
- Specialized
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4.5
70
3.4
∞
2.3
1
7.4
12
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'a lot' (a large amount) with the relational pattern 'to do with' (to be about/connected to), so the overall sense 'having a significant connection or influence' can be directly inferred from the parts. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'tener mucho que ver con'), making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
A lot to do with paints a simple picture: imagine many hands working on the same task—there is a lot to do with it. So when we say something has a lot to do with something else, we mean it is strongly 'connected' to it or is a main 'reason'.