a mare's nest



a mare's nest

a very confused situation The law on restrictive trade is a mare's nest that scarcely anyone can comprehend.
See also: nest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tolly-English (Archaic)
Sisto-Italian
Patka-Polish, Slovak
Roksanarawk-SAH-nah (Polish)Russian, Polish
GuyGIE (English), GEE (French)English, French
Arturoahr-TOO-roItalian, Spanish