tar baby
or tar·ba·by
noun
a situation, problem, or the like, that is almost impossible to solve or to break away from.
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Origin of tar baby
after the tar doll used to trap Brer Rabbit in an Uncle Remus story (1881) of Joel Chandler Harris
Words nearby tar baby
taqiyah, taqlid, taqueria, tar, tar and feather, tar baby, tar ball, tar boy, tar heel, tar heel state, tar pit
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Example sentences from the Web for tar baby
In any case, Mofaz appears to have hit the tar-baby between the eyes.