泥沼

どろぬま· also ドロぬま、でいしょう

bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire

Common word Also written ドロ沼

Meanings

Noun
bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass
quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

Example sentences

トムは泥沼どろぬまにはまった。

Tom fell into the mud.
トムは泥沼どろぬまに突つっ込こんだ。

Tom fell into the mud.
私わたしたちは書類事務しょるいじむの泥沼どろぬまに陥おちいっていた。

We were bogged down in a morass of paperwork.