Noun
tangled web (plural tangled webs)
A difficult or confusing situation with many complex components.
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive! Walter Scott
Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave when they think that their children are naive. Ogden Nash
What a tangled web we weave when we practice to believe. Robert M. Price
As palace mirror'd in the stream, as vapour mingled with the skies, So weaves the brain of mortal man the tangled web of Truth and Lies. Richard Francis Burton
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to weave. Mignon McLaughlin
What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. English Proverb