wheels within wheels

Synonyms for wheels within wheels

adj difficult, complex

adjective. difficult, complex

"to turn like a wheel," early 13c., from wheel (n.); transitive sense attested from late 14c. Related: Wheeled; wheeling.

It was evident that he had a scheme of his own, worked by wheels within wheels.

And so the marvels of Nature go on evolving,—wheels within wheels.

Oh, I assure you there were wheels within wheels at work there.

But there are wheels within wheels, and it is the little wheels that are the devil.

It is a case of wheels within wheels, of mystery crowning mystery.

"Wheels within wheels and all of them turning merrily," Zircon said.

There are wheels within wheels and a power behind the throne.

They forgot that a good spy system is like wheels within wheels.

There are wheels within wheels which have made it appear that I am your enemy.

Connected, somehow, with the cloud and these monstrous creatures were wheels resembling precious stones, and wheels within wheels.