mire
noun
[ mʌɪə ]
• a stretch of swampy or boggy ground.
• "acres of land had been reduced to a mire"
• a complicated or unpleasant situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.
• "the service is sinking in the mire of its own regulations"
mire
verb
• cause to become stuck in mud.
• "sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down"
Similar:
get bogged down,
sink,
sink down,
stick in the mud,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse mýrr, of Germanic origin; related to moss.
