noyer le poisson

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nwa.je lə pwa.sɔ̃/
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Verb

noyer le poisson

  1. (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.

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