three-ring circus

noun

Definitions

  1. A large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular…

    A large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience.

  2. A disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source…

    A disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement.

    • Indoor track can be a three-ring circus, with so much going on in the space of a few evening hours that the fans hardly know where to look first.
    • British television viewers had seen how proceedings in US courtrooms can almost turn into a three-ring circus during the OJ Simpson trial.
    • The Italian Parliament has long been a three-ring circus.

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