wheel within a wheel



wheel within a wheel

Something that is very complex and perhaps overly complicated. The phrase originated in the Bible. I can't figure out how to turn off this alarm system—it's really a wheel within a wheel.
See also: wheel, within

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BenteBEN-te (Danish, Norwegian), BEN-tə (Dutch)Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
DerrenDER-ənEnglish (Rare)
Rhoda['rəudə]
Engel-German (Rare), Ancient Germanic
PaavoPAH:-vo (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
LonÁN-Irish