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Meanings of shift quicksand in English

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Usage of shift quicksand in English
1
Duke considered it, trying to keep a firm footing on the shifting quicksand of the other's arguments.
Victory
2
The impression she received, on coming back to this world after a long absence, was of a shifting quicksand.
The Way of Ambition
3
He needs a higher righteousness than his own; a firmer standing-ground than the shifting quicksand of his own good deeds.
The Life of John Bunyan
4
What might he not really have accomplished if the royal support had been anything more solid than a shifting quicksand?
The Eve of the French Revolution
5
From the shifting quicksand of their speculation we may rise unharmed on the pinions of a faith guided by the principle: "It is written."
Evolution: An Investigation and a Critique