tangled web

Noun

Meaning

tangled web (plural tangled webs)

A difficult or confusing situation with many complex components.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

can of worms

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

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