ne rimer à rien

• IPA^(key): /nə ʁi.me a ʁjɛ̃/, (more formal) /nə ʁi.me.ʁ‿a ʁjɛ̃/

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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

   Vos propos ne riment à rien. ― What you're saying doesn't make any sense.

• Chiefly used about inanimate and abstract entities (words, thoughts, behaviour, etc.); accordingly, almost only used in the third-person (singular or plural).