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/Sounds like "boos" (as in "boot") + "KAHR" (as in "car") + "leh" (as in "let") + "TREHS" (as in "tread") + "PYEHS" + "AHL" (as in "art") + "GAH" (as in "garden") + "toh" (as in "toll")/

Meaning

To unnecessarily complicate something that is simple, to look for problems where there are none. The one who looks for three feet on the cat always finds problems.

Examples

Don't look for three feet on the cat, it's a simple situation.

He always looks for three feet on the cat and complicates everything.

Regional synonyms

To waste time doing nothing productive, to be idle. In Mexico it's that state of wandering aimlessly, staring at your phone, chatting about nothing, basically avoiding every responsibility of the day.