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Meaning of seek a knot in a bulrush | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To find problems where none exist.

archaic

Equivalents

Suomi saivarrella

Français chercher midi à quatorze heures

Examples

“When others, with dirty hands, strive to cleanse these psalms, they seem to seek a knot in a bulrush and (to put the matter in a word) while they polish they pollute.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

seek for seek one's fortune seek one's virtuous couch seek out seeke seeked