a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from.
Also, tarbaby .
[ after the tar doll used to trap Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris ]
a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from.
Also, tarbaby .
[ after the tar doll used to trap Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012