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
Baptist-German
Mihael-Slovene, Croatian
Libby['libi]
Arax-Armenian
HavilahHAV-i-lə (English)Biblical
Patriciapə-TRISH-ə (English), pah-TREE-thyah (Spanish), pah-TREE-syah (Latin American Spanish), pah-TREE-tsee-ah (German)English, Spanish, German, Late Roman