(sans) tomber dans un bouquet touffu
English translation: without becoming inextricably caught up
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39 mins confidence: 
without biting off more than we can chew Explanation: suggestion |
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49 mins confidence:
without becoming inextricably caught up Explanation: another starter! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2010-01-19 19:59:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I'm very sorry, I've just usurped polyglot. Please ignore this entry. |
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53 mins confidence:
Brer Rabbit's sunglasses Explanation: Or shades of Brer Rabbit at least. Makes be think of "Please, oh, please, don't throw me in that briar patch". Of course if you can weave "thorny/prickly situation" into your text to back it up, or "getting into a situation you can't back out of", it would help. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 54 mins (2010-01-19 20:01:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, "without throwing ourselves into a briar patch" to start off with. |
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1 hr confidence:
without becoming overgrown Explanation: bushy |
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6 hrs confidence:
without getting bogged down in the details Explanation: While my suggestion does not play on "planting" words, I think this is the sense. |
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14 hrs confidence:
without falling into a thistle Explanation: sounds like something you might find on a farm and want to avoid -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2010-01-20 18:18:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I only found one reference to thistle.. "thistle patch" Web Hide optionsShow options... Results 1 - 1 of 1 for "falling into a thistle". (0.26 seconds) Search Results Results include your SearchWiki notes for "falling into a thistle". Share these notes Copy and paste this link into an email or IM: See a preview of the shared page 1. Picasa Web Albums - Jake - South Side El... I take back what I said about inner toughness; falling into a thistle patch is probably worse than falling on asphalt. ... picasaweb.google.com/jimiles/SouthSideElementarySchool - Cached - |
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