Icarus & the Labyrinth

Daedalus' craft, the Minotaur's maze, and a boy who flew too high.

• Ariadne's thread IDIOM A method or clue that guides you safely through a confusing, complicated problem. the clue out of the maze
• caught in a labyrinth IDIOM Trapped in a situation so complicated and confusing that there seems to be no way out. lost in the maze
• labyrinth WORD a complicated system of paths or tunnels that is very easy to get lost in. It can also describe a confusing situation with many difficult rules. the maze itself
• the wings of Icarus IDIOM Bold ambition that reaches too far and ends in a sudden, dramatic fall. the escape by air
• fly too close to the sun IDIOM To be so ambitious that you overreach and bring about your own downfall. the fatal ascent