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Hebrew
Etymology
Literally, “nothing to search for”; possibly a calque of German nichts zu suchen haben. Attested since at least 1922.
Phrase
אין מה לחפש • (ein má lekhapés)
- (idiomatic) to have no business
1922, התקופה, page 80:וגם בֵּיהמים אינם באים הנה : אין מה לחפש במקום זה פיצ'י יושבת בבית סטיפן , קרובה הרחוק – השריד האחרון של משפחתה בכפר – ושותה קהוה- 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
1966-03-15, “Israeli wrestlers have nothing to look for in Bangkok”, in Maariv:
2023 April 25, sports.walla.co.il, The advice of a candidate coach for Maccabi Haifa: "You have nothing to look for in Israel":