chercher midi à quatorze heures

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

IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ.ʃe mi.di a ka.tɔʁ.z‿œʁ/
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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