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Definition of mare's nest in English: mare's nestnoun 1A complex or confused situation; a muddle. your desk's usually a mare's nest Example sentencesExamples - On that last one, the DVLA is looking at tachographs as well, which rounds out the whole automotive picture into a potential mare's nest of a privacy nightmare.
- It's something of a mare's nest that looks susceptible to legal enquiry to us.
- Who else would take on the mare's nest that is Hynix?
Synonyms muddle, mix-up, mess, predicament, awkward situation, difficult situation, unfortunate situation, quandary, entanglement, tangle, jumble, imbroglio 2An illusory discovery. the mare's nest of perfect safety Example sentencesExamples - Nor is it unlikely that after an initial flurry of interest the major media concluded that the whole thing was a mare's nest.
Origin Late 16th century: formerly in the phrase to have found a mare's nest, meaning 'to have discovered something amazing' (i.e. something that does not exist). Definition of mare's nest in US English: mare's nestnoun 1A complex and difficult situation; a muddle. your desk is usually a mare's nest Example sentencesExamples - It's something of a mare's nest that looks susceptible to legal enquiry to us.
- Who else would take on the mare's nest that is Hynix?
- On that last one, the DVLA is looking at tachographs as well, which rounds out the whole automotive picture into a potential mare's nest of a privacy nightmare.
Synonyms muddle, mix-up, mess, predicament, awkward situation, difficult situation, unfortunate situation, quandary, entanglement, tangle, jumble, imbroglio 2An illusory discovery. the mare's nest of perfect safety Example sentencesExamples - Nor is it unlikely that after an initial flurry of interest the major media concluded that the whole thing was a mare's nest.
Origin Late 16th century: formerly in the phrase to have found a mare's nest, meaning ‘to have discovered something amazing’ (i.e. something that does not exist). |