to sink into quicksand

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• quicksand — [[t]kwɪ̱ksænd[/t]] quicksands 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Quicksand is deep, wet sand that you sink into if you try to walk on it. 2) N UNCOUNT, also N in pl You can refer to a situation as quicksand when you want to suggest that it is dangerous… …   English dictionary

• quicksand — noun Date: 14th century 1. sand readily yielding to pressure; especially a deep mass of loose sand mixed with water into which heavy objects readily sink 2. something that entraps or frustrates < lead poor people into consumerist quicksand Robert …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• quicksand — quick|sand [ˈkwıksænd] n [U and C] 1.) wet sand that is dangerous because you sink down into it if you try to walk on it 2.) a bad situation that keeps getting worse, and that you cannot escape from …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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