"ne rimer à rien" meaning in French

See ne rimer à rien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /nə ʁi.me a ʁjɛ̃/, /nə ʁi.me.ʁ‿a ʁjɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ne rimer à rien.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ne rimer à rien
  1. to make no sense, to have no rhyme or reason Synonyms: n'avoir ni queue ni tête, rimer comme hallebarde et miséricorde
    Sense id: en-ne_rimer_à_rien-fr-verb-OTS0kiG2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French negative polarity items

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