Quicksand

Definitions

1. Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
   countable, uncountable
2. Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.”

“the quicksands of youth”

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