单词 | mare's nest |
释义 | mare's nestnoun 1A complex or confused situation; a muddle: your desk’s usually a mare’s nest...
2An illusory discovery: the mare’s nest of perfect safety...
OriginLate 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). |
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