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mare's nest

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 192 words | Copyright

mare's nest • n. 1. a complex and difficult situation; a muddle: your desk is usually a mare's nest. 2. an illusory discovery: the mare's nest of perfect safety.

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