| gen. |
something of a mystery (Ремедиос_П); murky secret; something that is buried in mystery (deep in thought); something that is wrapped in obscurity (The actual source of the Egyptian language is wrapped in obscurity. hizman); riddle wrapped up in an enigma (Mira_G); a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma (Originally said by W. Churchill about Russia, it is a stock phrase typically used to describe something that is immensely puzzling to figure out or extraordinarily complex to fully understand, often relying on hyperbole and, occasionally, sarcasm. VLZ_58); bunch of unknowns (Ася Кудрявцева) |
