Idiom
riddle wrapped in an enigma
Meaning
Something very mysterious and hidden.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His true motives remain a riddle wrapped in an enigma.”
“The politician's sudden change of heart is a riddle wrapped in an enigma that confuses his closest supporters.”
“The ancient manuscript, filled with cryptic symbols and contradictory historical accounts, remains a riddle wrapped in an enigma for modern scholars.”
Examples
simple
“His true motives remain a riddle wrapped in an enigma.”
contextual
“The politician's sudden change of heart is a riddle wrapped in an enigma that confuses his closest supporters.”
complex
“The ancient manuscript, filled with cryptic symbols and contradictory historical accounts, remains a riddle wrapped in an enigma for modern scholars.”
Origin
A variation of Winston Churchill's quotation, made in a radio broadcast in October 1939.
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