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

Meaning

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

Example sentences

私たちは書類事務の泥沼に陥っていた。

We were bogged down in a morass of paperwork.
トムは泥沼に突っ込んだ。

Tom fell into the mud.
トムは泥沼にはまった。

Tom fell into the mud.