Quagmire
Bog, Morass
noun
A muddy bog is a way of describing a quagmire. It’s a bog with almost no water left, having become all muddy and sticky. Gross (and dangerous)!
This word is typically used figuratively to describe a situation where a conflict becomes messy and difficult to resolve, or a problem from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.
The readings are the vocab readings of the two words, 泥 and 沼.
泥沼からはい上がる
to extract oneself from a quagmire
泥沼から抜け出す
to escape from a quagmire
泥沼離婚
a protracted and messy divorce
泥沼戦争
a protracted and messy war
泥沼状態
a messy situation
泥沼化
turning into a quagmire
泥沼の離婚
a protracted and messy divorce
泥沼の訴訟
a complicated lawsuit
泥沼の争い
a protracted and messy dispute
泥沼の戦い
a protracted and messy battle
泥沼の戦争
a protracted and messy war
泥沼におちいる
to get bogged down
泥沼になる
to become messy
泥沼にはまる
to get bogged down
この訴訟は泥沼化しています。
This lawsuit has turned into a quagmire.
友人の離婚の泥沼の争いに巻き込まれてしまった。
I got caught up in a messy dispute linked to my friend's divorce.
コスタリカの泥沼で、忍者トカゲとしても知られているバシリスクを見ました。
I saw some green basilisk lizards, known as Jesus lizards, in a marsh in Costa Rica.