buscarle tres pies al gato
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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may be literally translated as "to try and find three feet on a cat" and may also be written "sacarle cinco pies al gato."
buscarle tres pies al gato
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (general)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to overcomplicate matters
"Explicación" no es un sinónimo exacto de "aclaración". - Yo creo que eso es buscarle tres pies al gato."Explanation" isn't an exact synonym of "clarification." - I think that's overcomplicating matters.
b. to complicate matters
Esa explicación es demasiado simple. - ¿Por qué tienes siempre que buscarle tres pies al gato?That explanation is too simple. - Why do you always have to complicate matters?
c. to make life difficult
¿Tú crees que Carlos no ha venido porque está enojado con nosotros? - No le busques tres pies al gato.Do you think Carlos hasn't come because he's angry with us? - Don't make life difficult.
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