a tangled web



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.
See also: tangled, web

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mirta-Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Annag-Scottish
Alastar-Irish
LeahLEE-ə (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Eufemiae-oo-FE-myah (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
Zeno-Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian