passer du coq à l'âne

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “go from the rooster to the donkey”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pa.se dy kɔk a l‿an/, /pɑ.se dy kɔk a l‿ɑn/

Verb

passer du coq à l’âne

  1. to change subjects abruptly, to go from pillar to post, to hop from one subject to another, to jump from topic to topic, to constantly go off on a tangent
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