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French idioms

What does “Chercher midi à quatorze heures” mean?

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Chercher midi à quatorze heures

Word for word

To look for noon at two in the afternoon

What it really means

To complicate what is simple, to look for difficulty where there is none. It applies to anyone stuck on an easy decision.

How we say it in English

To make a meal of it

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