English Dictionary

seek a knot in a bulrush

動詞

古語

(archaic) To find problems where none exist.

日本語の意味

実際には問題のない事態に、無理に問題を見出そうとすること。 / 存在しない問題を探し出す、過剰に問題視する行動。

Before blaming the committee, don't seek a knot in a bulrush; the budget shortfall was clearly caused by overspending.

委員会を責める前に、問題のないところに問題を探すのはやめてください。予算不足は明らかに過剰支出が原因です。

意味（1）

(archaic) To find problems where none exist.

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.

seeks a knot in a bulrush （ present singular third-person ）

seeking a knot in a bulrush （ participle present ）

sought a knot in a bulrush （ participle past ）

sought a knot in a bulrush （ past ）