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
Winn[win]
Garrison['gærisn]
Monet-Various
LarsLAHSH (Swedish, Norwegian), LAHRS (Danish, Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, German
Arturoahr-TOO-roItalian, Spanish
Forbes-Scottish