+pprExpr :: OutputableBndr id => HsExpr id -> SDoc
+pprExpr e | isAtomicHsExpr e || isQuietHsExpr e = ppr_expr e
+ | otherwise = pprDeeper (ppr_expr e)
+
+isQuietHsExpr :: HsExpr id -> Bool
+-- Parentheses do display something, but it gives little info and
+-- if we go deeper when we go inside them then we get ugly things
+-- like (...)
+isQuietHsExpr (HsPar _) = True
+-- applications don't display anything themselves
+isQuietHsExpr (HsApp _ _) = True
+isQuietHsExpr (OpApp _ _ _ _) = True
+isQuietHsExpr _ = False