"buscarle tres pies al gato" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: le busco tres pies al gato [first-person, present, singular], le busqué tres pies al gato [first-person, preterite, singular], le buscado tres pies al gato [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to look for three feet (paws) on the cat”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to look for three feet (paws) on the cat}} “to look for three feet (paws) on the cat”, {{lit|to look for three feet (paws) on the cat}} Literally, “to look for three feet (paws) on the cat” Head templates: {{es-verb|buscarle<> tres pies al gato}} buscarle tres pies al gato (first-person singular present le busco tres pies al gato, first-person singular preterite le busqué tres pies al gato, past participle le buscado tres pies al gato)
  1. (idiomatic) to look for something that doesn't exist, split hairs Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-buscarle_tres_pies_al_gato-es-verb-CCG0w-uJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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      "args": {
        "1": "to look for three feet (paws) on the cat"
      },
      "expansion": "“to look for three feet (paws) on the cat”",
      "name": "m-g"
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        "1": "to look for three feet (paws) on the cat"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “to look for three feet (paws) on the cat”",
      "name": "lit"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to look for three feet (paws) on the cat”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "le busco tres pies al gato",
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        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "le busqué tres pies al gato",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "le buscado tres pies al gato",
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        "participle",
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "es-verb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 75:",
          "text": "—Tampoco hay que buscarle tres pies al gato, Carlos. Es una película entretenida y punto. Ya a mí me ha gustado.",
          "type": "quote"
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  "word": "buscarle tres pies al gato"
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        "1": "to look for three feet (paws) on the cat"
      },
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      "name": "m-g"
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "lit"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "le busqué tres pies al gato",
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        "first-person",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "le buscado tres pies al gato",
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    }
  ],
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    }
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        "Pages with entries",
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        "Spanish idioms",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish multiword terms",
        "Spanish terms with quotations",
        "Spanish verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 75:",
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        }
      ],
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