Quagmire

Type

Wetland

Area of origin

England

Area of use

International

An area of saturated, soft, bog that gives way underfoot. Notoriously difficult to extricate oneself from hence the metaphorical use of the term e.g. “The case became a legal quagmire.”

Etymology

Possibly from quaking (i.e. shaking) mire

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