circus

See: THREE-RING CIRCUS.

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three-ring circus

[three-ring circus] {n.} A scene of much confusion or activity. * /The street was a three-ring circus of cars, people, noise, and lights./ * /It is a three-ring circus to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

big top

[big top] {n.} The main tent under which a circus gives its show; the circus and circus life. * /Lillian Leitzel was one of the great stars of the big […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ring

[ring] See: [GIVE A RING], [RUN CIRCLES AROUND] or [RUN RINGS AROUND], [THREE-RING CIRCUS], [THROW ONE'S HAT IN THE RING]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

Albert Einstein

I have become rather like King Midas, except that everything turns not into gold but into a circus. www.sky-net-eye.com

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