mare's nest

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mare's nest

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    merz nest

    Telaffuz

    /ˈmerz ˈnest/ /ˈmɛrz ˈnɛst/

    Etimoloji

    () The phrase is derived from the Gaelic word mearachd, an error, a mistake; mearachdaich, mistake, err, miss; and the Gaelic word Nothaist (t silent—no-haist), a foolish person, an idiot. As a result, the Gaelic phrase mearachd-nothaist corrupted in English into mare's nest - the error of a fool.