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mare's-nest n 1. a discovery imagined to be important but proving worthless 2. a disordered situation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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as a matter of fact, turned out to be rather a mare's-nest. 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. "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. |
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