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
Georgianajor-JYAH-nə, jor-JAY-nəEnglish
Roxanerok-SAHN (French), rahk-SAN (English)French, English, Ancient Greek
Cole[kəul]
Heydar-Persian
TaunoTOW-noFinnish
SonjaZAWN-yah (German), SON-yah (Finnish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonia