three-ring circus

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === three-ring circus (plural three-ring circuses) A large circus in which three separate performances, each within its own circular enclosure, are staged simultaneously before a single audience. (idiomatic, by extension) A disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation or set of events, which is a source of bewilderment, amazement, or amusement. ==== Synonyms ==== (idiomatic: disorderly, complicated, rapidly changing situation): commotion, pandemonium === References === “three-ring circus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.