mare's nest
[noun]
Synonyms: imposture, cheat, flimflam, fraud, hoax, humbug, put-on, sell, spoof, swindle

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Related Words: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, racket, uproar

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mare's nest (mârz)
n. pl. mare's nests or mares' nests
► A hoax or fraud.
► An extraordinarily complicated situation.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

mare's nest
a very confused situation.
The law on restrictive trade is a mare's nest that scarcely anyone can comprehend.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

mare's nest
n. phr. Something that doesn't exist; a discovery that proves to be worthless.
He claims that he has discovered a gasoline substitute but we suspect it will turn out to be a mare's nest.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲