"nothing to see" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Presumably a calque of the French phrase rien à voir. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|fr|rien à voir}} rien à voir Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nothing to see (uncountable)
  1. Not connected or associated. Tags: uncountable Synonyms (not associated): nothing to do
    Sense id: en-nothing_to_see-en-noun-gvWptaYO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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          "text": "Just eat enough carbohydrates to fuel your brain, it has nothing to see with \"not losing weight because not eating enough\", which is yet another dieting myth."
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          "ref": "1986, Marcel Alfons Gilbert van Meerhaeghe, Economic theory: a critic's companion, page 97",
          "text": "Roosevelt's New Deal, often called a Keynesian experiment, had nothing to see with Keynes or his theory.",
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          "ref": "2002, Lisa Carducci, As great as the world, page 1970",
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          "ref": "2003 February 6, “Pires, Trezeguet, Lizarazu rejoin French squad”, in SI.com",
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