bouteille à l'encre

French

Alternative forms

  • bouteille à encre

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.tɛj a l‿ɑ̃kʁ/

Noun

bouteille à l’encre f (plural bouteilles à l’encre)

  1. (figuratively) quagmire, mare's nest, muddle
    C’est la bouteille à l’encre.It's as clear as mud.
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