Spanish: le buscan muchos pies al gatoEnglish translation: to split hairs 
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Folklore / colloquialism | | Spanish term or phrase: le buscan muchos pies al gato | | Mexican saying, from an interview. I think it means jumping to conclusions based on dubious information. |
| robertshawKudoZ activityQuestions: 3 (all closed) Answers: 3
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| Clarification request(s) and responseJuan Jacob: 1:36am Jan 6, 2005: In Mexico, it's: "Buscarle tres pies al gato." It means endless discussion about something very obvious: the cat has four legs. No idea about translation. Luck. -
claudia16: 1:57am Jan 6, 2005: en Chile es buscarle los 5 pies al gato -
Juan Jacob: 2:03am Jan 6, 2005: ¿En Chile cinco? Venga, eso también es complicarse la existencia. Además, ¿por qué pies, si son patas? En fin... To splip hair no está mal. -
Gabe Pena: 2:20am Jan 6, 2005: thank you for asking this question for it lead me in a wonderful journey immersing myself in sayings! -
Roxana Cortijo: 12:05pm Jan 6, 2005: En Argentina es "buscarle la quinta pata al gato" -
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| | to split hairs / to complicate matters | Explanation:
Two options. To split hairs= hilar muy fino.
La segunda opción no es tan idiomática, pero siginfica "complicarse la existencia".
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Note added at 28 mins (2005-01-06 01:59:29 GMT)
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O split hairs (literal)= cortar (a lo largo) los pelos. ¡Cosa difícil!
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| Selected response from:
Julio Arturo Torres Jaubert
Mexico
| Note from asker to answererThank you, I believe the first option will fit just fine.
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