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quicksand
noun as in pitfall
noun as in snare
noun as in trap
Example Sentences
Munger believes “this is ultimately political quicksand and a redistricting war at the end of day is a loss to American voters.”
I had this idea 15 years ago, and the idea that everything was changing and it was quicksand under our feet was a little less prevalent back then.
For the next eight years, as if submerging into quicksand, I sank deeper into debt.
So I know all too well that the hype is built on quicksand — specifically, a seven-decade history of failure.
Newcastle could, and should, have added more as they simply over-powered a Liverpool team who looked like they were running in quicksand, this loss compounding the midweek Champions League exit against PSG on penalties.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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