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
Kambujiya-Ancient Persian
Shayna-Yiddish
XoÁN-Galician
Small[smɔ:l]
Madhuri-Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada
Avihu-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew