mare's nest



mare's nest

A difficult, complicated, or confusing situation. The tax laws in this country are a mare's nest that nobody fully understands.
See also: nest

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ager['eidʒə]
Igone-Basque
Eadwine-Anglo-Saxon
Kit[kit]
KaileeKAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
Zlatko-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian