a tangled web

a situation that is very complicated and where many people are behaving dishonestly (usually + of ) The inquiry revealed a tangled web of fraud and deception among the agents.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Becci	BEK-ee	English (Modern)
Steinarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Rhonda	RAHN-də	English
Dosia	-	Polish
Xavier	ZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)	English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)
Ackary	['ækəri]