“Without rhyme or reason”in other languages
Making no sense at all.
English
French
Italian
EnglishFrenchItalianSame idea, different pictures
English asks for either a rhyme or a reason and finds neither. French and Italian look for a head or a tail, sans queue ni tête, senza capo né coda: a story with neither has no beginning, no end, and no shape.
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