a three-ring circus

(American & Australian)

a lot of noisy or confused activity It's a three-ring circus in that classroom - the kids can't possibly be learning anything.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sheherazade	-	Literature
Pauletta	paw-LET-ə	English
Stefani	STEF-ə-nee	English
Felicitas	fe-LEE-tsee-tahs (German)	German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Laurel	LAWR-əl	English
Axel	AHK-sel (German)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German