noyer le poisson
French
editPronunciation
editVerb
edit- (figuratively) to elude a question, to kick into touch, to muddy the waters, to cloud the issue, to duck the issue, to confuse
- 2013, Cédric Cousseau, “Quand les poissons prennent la tête du monde”, in L'Obs[1]:
- L’artiste Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard n’est pas là pour noyer le poisson mais mettre en lumière avec dérision notre société et notre époque.
- The artist Anne-Catherine Becker-Echivard isn't here to muddy the waters but to derisively shine a light on our society and age.
Conjugation
edit- see noyer