quicksand
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/
- Informal
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situación difícil
- Like I feel like I am in quicksand and every time I try to move, I sink.
- mired in quicksand
- sinking in quicksand
- struggling in quicksand
Then you're building your future on quicksand instead of on a solid foundation.
- Then you're building your future on quicksand instead of on a solid foundation.
- ADHD, you're building a house on quicksand.
- And what happens is those actions, more specifically the beating yourself up is like fighting in a net, all right, you know, or fighting in quicksand.
- So what it's like, it's not quicksand, but it's pretty darn close where literally the the foundations had been poured and they were cracking.
- She's just trying to stall because she's she realizes she's on quicksand and then she fails.
- But it sounds to me, based on your description of Israel entering quicksand, that you don't see it as.
Examples
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To simply reject him without making his thought our own would be like struggling in quicksand.
Academic text (1994) -
Like I feel like I am in quicksand and every time I try to move I sink.
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There are some who cannot help themselves out of the quicksand; some just keep on sinking.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then you're building your future on quicksand instead of on a solid foundation.
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When you build a foundation of quicksand, you will get sucked in.
Blog text (28) -
Rose steeled herself before setting foot on what might prove to be nothing more than quicksand.
Fiction book (1998) -
Pay for performance is a potential quicksand from which hospitals may be unable to extricate themselves.
Academic text (1993) -
Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.
Blog text (13) -
We must be careful not to get into quicksand during negotiations, as it can lead to serious problems.
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Many people find themselves in quicksand when they take on too much debt without a plan.
Synonyms
81
5.8
A difficult or embarrassing situation that is hard to escape
13
7.0
A difficult, confusing situation that is hard to get out of
3
5.9
A situation that causes serious trouble
3
7.3
An unpleasant, chaotic place where people act badly toward each other
1
9.0
A very dangerous situation where people may not survive
Idioms
- Informal
To get stuck in a problem that keeps getting worse and is hard to leave
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Quicksand is also used for a problem that is hard to escape because, like 'living' sand that pulls you down, a difficult situation can seem to sink you deeper when you struggle. So saying someone is in quicksand means they are trapped in a problem that is hard to get out of.