It's not like there's anything else to do.
Shouldn't the speaker say: "There's something else to do." ? so what's the meaning of the sentence and what's the difference between the two of them? Thank you,
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Shouldn't the speaker say: "There's something else to do." ? so what's the meaning of the sentence and what's the difference between the two of them? Thank you,
"It's not like" or "it's not as if" precede a deliberately false statement, to emphasise its falseness, e.g. "It's not like we have a choice" (we don't have a choice). The sentence could be related to a statement or question:
Why are we staying at work? It's not like there's anything else to do.
We should leave. It's not like there's anything else to do.
Often used for saying that something is not true and therefore it cannot be the explanation for someone’s behaviour:
I can’t understand why he disapproves of me. It’s not as if I’ve done anything wrong.
It's not like there is anything else to do is a negative sentence, meaning there is nothing else to do. Not anything = nothing There is something else to do is a positive sentence, it means the opposite of the first sentence, there is something else to do. You have a choice, an alternative.