My desk drawer is a total rat's nest of tangled cables.
rat's nest
idiomSomething that is excessively complicated, entangled, or disorderly (either physically or metaphorically).
The legal contract was such a rat's nest of confusing clauses that we had to hire a lawyer to explain it.
After years of poor management, the company's financial records had become a complete rat's nest that took months for the auditors to untangle.
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feather one's nest
To achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth; especially, to do so to a degree that involves venality.
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give a rat's arse
To care a minimum amount; to have or show minimal interest
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hurrah's nest
pandemonium (state of chaos and confusion).
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leave the nest
To leave home; to stop living with one's parents.
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love nest
A residence, especially a condominium or cabin, where a couple (particularly a newly cohabiting or married couple) can enjoy each other's company.