goat rodeo vs goat rope

goat rodeo

noun
  • A chaotic, unmanageable situation. 

goat rope

noun
  • A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error. 

  • A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties. 

  • An ill-advised solution to contain a problem; a solution that will eventually fail. 

  • A rodeo event in which competitors attempt to lasso a goat, usually for younger participants. 

How often have the words goat rodeo and goat rope occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )