three-ring circus
PRONUNCIATION:
(THREE-ring SUHR-kuhs)
MEANING:
noun:
A situation marked by confusing, amusing, or tumultuous activity.
ETYMOLOGY:
After a circus with three separate rings in which performances take place
simultaneously. Earliest documented use: 1898.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought. -Arthur Helps, writer (1813-1875)
2 comments:
Oh, so that's where I've been working all this time! You're in the next tent over right?
You got that right... I am always trying to avoid being tripped up by those pesky clowns a.k.a. stupid people! They are everywhere! Have a good day working in your 'tent' :)
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