cat's cradle

Something intricately or overly complex and/or elaborate. Likened to the children's game of the same name in which string is wound around and between one's fingers to create intricate patterns. The new healthcare legislation is a baffling cat's cradle of regulations, requirements, and loopholes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
JeĻEna	-	Latvian
Arezoo	-	Persian
Filipa	fee-LEE-pah (Polish)	Portuguese, Serbian, Croatian, Polish
Ylva	-	Swedish, Norwegian
Kresten	-	Danish
Witt	[wit]