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What is a quagmire?

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A quagmire is literally a bog, swamp, or marshy area that is potentially dangerous (i.e one could become trapped or mired).
The word is used colloquially for a situation from which it is difficult to escape or extricate oneself.

"The office was a quagmire of interviews and paperwork."
"For the Soviets, the war in Afghanistan was a quagmire."

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