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
Pelagiape-LAHG-yah (Polish)Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
KatriinaKAHT-ree:-nahFinnish
Rory['rɔ:ri]
Emory['eməri]
Hajar-Arabic
LenaLE-nah (German, Polish, Italian), LYE-nah (Russian), LEE-nə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese