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Box Pandora’s People Loop Situation Unexpected Unwanted Problems

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Idiom PANDORA’S BOX
Definition a situation that contains many unexpected and unwanted problems and consequences
Examples
  1. Be careful. If you try to find out more than you should about her past, you might be opening Pandora’s box.
  2. Larry thought the sale of his mother’s house was a Pandora’s box. There were too many people to please and too many people who might be offended.
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Synonym: can of worms, open a

Extra Info

The expression originates from the Greek mythological character Pandora, who was given a box containing all the evils that could befall mankind. She opened it, unleashing all mankind’s ills.

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