English-Swedish translations for quicksand

• kvicksand en
  Genom att acceptera ovissa uppgifter som sanning, bygger FN en rad millenniemål på kvicksand, enligt Amir Attaran.By accepting uncertain statistics as the truth, the UN is building a set of Millennium Objectives on quicksand, according to Mr Attaran.
  Den försöker bygga på kvicksand, efter att ha avvisat principerna om civiliserad etik och kristen etik, som har utgjort en grund under flera årtusenden.It is trying to build on quicksand, having rejected the principles of civilised ethics and Christian ethics, which have acted as a foundation for millennia.

Definition of quicksand

• Wet sand that things readily sink in, often found near rivers or coasts
• Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically

Examples

• My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.
• The quicksands of youth...

Related words

• quicksilver
• quickstep
• quickset
• quicksort
• quickset hedge