anything用作“具有重要性的人或事物；严重事情”解时通常用于否定句、疑问句和条件句中。

“What's that strange noise?”“Don't worry;it isn't anything.”“那种奇怪的声音是什么？”“别担心，没有什么大事。”
Six miles wasn't anything.六英里路并不算远。
Neither you nor this young man is anything.你也罢，那个年轻人也罢，都不是什么举足轻重的人物。
You had to be something to start with, and Jeremy never was anything.你必须开始得像个样子，杰洛米从来就一事无成。
“She is my house,my horse,my ox,my ass,my anything,”the man said.“她是我的房子，我的牛马，我的驴子，反正是属于我的东西，”那个男子说道。

anything不用于比较等级。

anything like
完全像…,全然;几乎 at all like; at all；nearly
〔说明〕 anything like只用于否定句、疑问句、条件句中。
It isn't anything like as cold as it was yesterday.今天全然不像昨天那么冷。
Is your new cap anything like mine?你的新帽子有点像我的吗?
She had never desired to do anything like it. 她从不渴望做那样的事情。
I don't remember him ever saying anything like that.我不记得他说过这样的话。
Can you find anything like this elsewhere?你能在别处找到这样的东西吗?

It is hoped that the remaining books are anything up to the standard of those already published.但愿余下的书都能达到业已出版的水平。

1.anything是指用以叙述可能存在或可能发生的一项事物或事件或用以叙述某一特定类别中的各项事物或事件; 主要用于疑问句、否定句或条件从句中代替something,意为“任何东西,任何事情绝对不”。
2.anything也可用于肯定句,表示“无论什么东西,随便什么事情”。
3.anything用作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式，其代词也用单数（it）。
4.anything不能置于否定词前。
5.anything后可接介词about或of。
6.形容词或else等修饰anything等复合不定代词时只能后置,不能前置。

anything but
除…之外任何事(物)都…,根本不…，并不，决不，绝不 by no means, not at all
〔说明〕 anything but可用于人，也可用于物。
She can do anything but sing.她除了唱歌之外，什么都会。
I can give you anything but that.除那以外，我什么都可给你。
Did you enjoy your holiday?—anything but.你的生日过得快乐吗?——没有什么特别的。
She is anything but a beauty.她一点也不漂亮。
The problem is anything but easy.这个问题绝不容易。
The result is anything but successful.结果并没成功。

anything doing?
有门儿吗？办得到吗？Is it possible?
I'd like a lift home in someone's car tonight.Anything doing?我很想今晚搭乘谁的车回家，有门儿吗？

anything of
1.多多少少；一点…的味儿a little of;a bit like
〔说明〕 anything of作此解时多用于疑问句或条件句。
Is he anything of a statesman?他像个政治家吗?
If he is anything of a gentleman,he will pay the money.倘若他真是君子，他会付这笔钱的。
2.一点儿（也不）；根本（不）little of;(not) at all
〔说明〕 anything of作此解时多用于否定句。
There isn't anything of real substance in her book.她的书中没有任何真正实质性的内容。
You said he was old.—I never said anything of the kind.你说他老了。—我从没说过那种话。
We must never permit anything of the sort.我们绝不容许这样的情况。
I have not seen anything of him just lately.近来我连他的影子也没见到过。

(as...) as anything
非常,像什么似的 very much
I saw it as clearly as anything.我看得一清二楚。

for anything
无论如何 no matter what happens
It should be done for anything and everything.这件事无论如何要做成。
He is game for anything no matter how dangerous it is.无论这件事有多么危险,他都敢去做。

like anything
拼命地,非常(厉害) very much
He ran like anything the moment he saw me.他一看到我就拼命地跑。

Can I do anything for you?我能帮你什么忙吗?
He didn't say anything.他啥也没说。
If you want anything, call me.你要是需要什么可以叫我。
I want something to eat, anything will do.我想吃点东西,随便什么都行。
Do you know anything about that country?你对那个国家了解得多吗?
Is there anything wrong?有什么毛病吗?
Is there anything important in today's newspaper?今天报上有什么重要消息吗?
Have you anything else to do?你还有别的事情要做的吗?

anything but, all but
这两个短语的区别是:anything but的意思是“根本不”; all but的意思是“差不多,几乎”。