乱麻

noun

(literally) a tangled cord or string / (figuratively) a muddle, a jumble, chaos, a disordered state

His story was as complex as a tangled cord, making it difficult to understand.

意味（1）

(literally) a tangled cord or string

意味（2）

(figuratively) a muddle, a jumble, chaos, a disordered state

kaitō ranma o tatsucut the Gordian knot(literally, “sever a tangled mess with a sharp sword”)