verb/ʃɛʁ.ʃe mi.di a ka.tɔʁ.z‿œʁ/
to complicate things needlessly; to seek a knot in a bulrush
“Il ne faut pas chercher midi à quatorze heures.” — We mustn't beat around the bush.
Synonyms: se compliquer la vie
Literally, “to look for noon at two o'clock”.