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mare's-nest

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mare's-nest
Noun
a discovery imagined to be important but proving to be worthless
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as a matter of fact, turned out to be rather a mare's-nest.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
We shall work the case out independently, and leave this fellow Jones to exult over any mare's-nest which he may choose to construct.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
"Hugh, dear," she sighed, patting his hand, "you do so much better looking after your hospitals and your wounded than unearthing mare's-nests like this.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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