passer du coq à l'âne

French

Alternative forms

• sauter du coq à l’âne

Etymology

Literally, “go from the rooster to the donkey”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.se dy kɔk a l‿an/ ~ /pɑ.se dy kɔk a l‿ɑn/

Verb

passer du coq à l’âne

1. to change subjects abruptly, to go from pillar to post, to hop from one subject to another, to jump from topic to topic, to constantly go off on a tangent