quagmireEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishquagmire /ˈkwaɡmʌɪə , ˈkwɒɡmʌɪə / ▸ noun a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot: torrential rain turned the building site into a quagmire. ▪ an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation: a legal quagmire. – ORIGIN late 16th century: from quag + mire.
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