noun
quicksand
Refers to loose, water-saturated sand that can trap people or objects. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.
クイックサンドに足を取られて動けなくなった。
My feet got stuck in quicksand and I couldn't move.
その計画はまるでクイックサンドのように、進めば進むほど
The plan was like quicksand; the more we proceeded, the more we got trapped.