"אין מה לחפש" meaning in Hebrew

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Phrase

Forms: en má lekhapés [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “nothing to search for”; possibly a calque of German nichts zu suchen haben. Attested since at least 1922. Etymology templates: {{m-g|nothing to search for}} “nothing to search for”, {{lit|nothing to search for}} Literally, “nothing to search for”, {{calque|he|de|nichts zu suchen haben|nocap=1}} calque of German nichts zu suchen haben Head templates: {{head|he|phrases|head=אין מה לחפש|sc=Hebr|sort=|tr=en má lekhapés|ts=}} אין מה לחפש • (en má lekhapés), {{he-phrase|tr=en má lekhapés|wv=אין מה לחפש}} אין מה לחפש • (en má lekhapés)
  1. (idiomatic) to have no business Tags: idiomatic
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        {
          "english": "And beasts don't come here either: there is nothing to look for in this place. Peachy is sitting in Stephen's house, her distant relative - the last remnant of her family in the village - and drinking coffee",
          "ref": "1922, התקופה, page 80:",
          "text": "וגם בֵּיהמים אינם באים הנה : אין מה לחפש במקום זה פיצ'י יושבת בבית סטיפן , קרובה הרחוק – השריד האחרון של משפחתה בכפר – ושותה קהוה",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1966-03-15, “Israeli wrestlers have nothing to look for in Bangkok”, in Maariv:",
          "text": "למתאבקי ישראל אין מה לחפש בבאנגקוק",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 April 25, sports.walla.co.il, The advice of a candidate coach for Maccabi Haifa: \"You have nothing to look for in Israel\":",
          "text": "העצה למאמן שמועמד למכבי חיפה: \"אין לך מה לחפש בישראל\"",
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        "(idiomatic) to have no business"
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        "1": "nothing to search for"
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      "form": "en má lekhapés",
      "tags": [
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      "expansion": "אין מה לחפש • (en má lekhapés)",
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          "ref": "1922, התקופה, page 80:",
          "text": "וגם בֵּיהמים אינם באים הנה : אין מה לחפש במקום זה פיצ'י יושבת בבית סטיפן , קרובה הרחוק – השריד האחרון של משפחתה בכפר – ושותה קהוה",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1966-03-15, “Israeli wrestlers have nothing to look for in Bangkok”, in Maariv:",
          "text": "למתאבקי ישראל אין מה לחפש בבאנגקוק",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 April 25, sports.walla.co.il, The advice of a candidate coach for Maccabi Haifa: \"You have nothing to look for in Israel\":",
          "text": "העצה למאמן שמועמד למכבי חיפה: \"אין לך מה לחפש בישראל\"",
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      ],
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        "to have no business"
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        "(idiomatic) to have no business"
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