Associations to the word «Quicksand»

Wiktionary

QUICKSAND, noun. Wet sand that things readily sink in, often found near rivers or coasts
QUICKSAND, noun. Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically

Dictionary definition

QUICKSAND, noun. A treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy.
QUICKSAND, noun. A pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca