"bouteille à l'encre" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bu.tɛj a l‿ɑ̃kʁ/ Forms: bouteille à l’ encre [canonical, feminine], bouteilles à l’encre [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bouteille à l’encre f (plural bouteilles à l’encre)
  1. (figuratively) quagmire, mare's nest, muddle Tags: figuratively Synonyms: bouteille à encre
    Sense id: en-bouteille_à_l'encre-fr-noun-WBU5FVmt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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