a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma

That which is so dense and secretive as to be totally indecipherable or impossible to foretell. It is from a line used by Winston Churchill to describe the intentions and interests of Russia in 1939: "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest." Many versions, variations, and appropriations of the quote, its structure, and its meaning have since been in use. Political campaigns make my head hurt. They're just a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.

词组	a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma
释义	a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma That which is so dense and secretive as to be totally indecipherable or impossible to foretell. It is from a line used by Winston Churchill to describe the intentions and interests of Russia in 1939: "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest." Many versions, variations, and appropriations of the quote, its structure, and its meaning have since been in use. Political campaigns make my head hurt. They're just a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. See also: enigma, inside, wrap Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a riddle wrapped in an enigma enigma riddle double Dutch describe (someone or something) to (someone) describe to jabber about jabber about (someone or something) dykey dikey References in periodicals archive I find myself coming back to the quoted words of the late Winston Churchill, when he spoke of Russia as, a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. No closer to knowing what will happen
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