chercher midi à quatorze heures
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to look for noon at two o'clock”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. origin
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]chercher midi à quatorze heures
- (informal, figuratively) to complicate things needlessly; to seek a knot in a bulrush
- Synonym: se compliquer la vie
- Il ne faut pas chercher midi à quatorze heures. ― We mustn't beat around the bush.
Conjugation
[edit]- see chercher