-haveallkindsofconnectionswith;athousandandonelinks;countlessties;haveathousandandonetieswith;(tobetied)inahundredandoneways(to);(tobelinkedwithsb.)inathousandandoneways;interrelatedininnumerableways:
haveathousandandonelinks;betiedinahundredandoneways有着千丝万缕的联系