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
Isaiahie-ZAY-ə (English), ie-ZIE-ə (English)English, Jewish, Biblical
DİRenÇ-Turkish
Shoshana-Hebrew
Pellegrino-Italian
Koppel-Yiddish
Diodotos-Ancient Greek