mare's nest[noun]Synonyms: imposture, cheat, flimflam, fraud, hoax, humbug, put-on, sell, spoof, swindle
Related Words: babel,
clamor,
din,
hubbub,
hullabaloo,
racket,
uproar [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mare's nest n. phr. Something that doesn't exist; a discovery that proves to be worthless.
He claims that he has discovered a gasoline substitute but we suspect it will turn out to be a mare's nest. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲