modality N1 uncommon casualwritten
〜ほどのことではない — it's not worth ~ing
〜ほどのことではない ・ ほどのことではない
Builds on 〜ほど
Meaning
- it's not worth ~ing / it's no big deal — the では variant of ほどのことはない; see that page
Key sentence
わざわざ謝るほどのことではない。
It's no big deal worth apologizing over.
Easily confused with
See 〜ほどのことではない in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜ほどのことではない the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled from published Japanese grammar references.