MARE'S NEST


Meaning of MARE'S NEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

( plural mare's nests or mares' nests )

Date: 1576

1. : a false discovery, illusion, or deliberate hoax

2. : a place, condition, or situation of great disorder or confusion

a mare's nest of intrigue and troubles with the money men — William Cole

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