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1 The whole business is a real can of worms
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > The whole business is a real can of worms
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1) Разговорное выражение: облом (Got a can of worms: Сплошные обломы)2) Американизм: (целая) куча неприятностей, сам черт не разберёт3) Австралийский сленг: сложная ситуация, трудная задача, трудная ситуация4) Сленг: сложная проблема, трудноподдающаяся решению проблема, клубок взаимосвязанных проблем, щекотливый вопрос, нервотрёпка (The whole business is a real can of worms — Я бы не взялся за это дело, если бы знал, что это такая нервотрепка)5) Идиоматическое выражение: ящик Пандоры -
3 a can of worms
n AmE infmlYou ought to see our boss when he handles a can of worms — Вам следовало бы посмотреть на нашего шефа, когда он утрясает щекотливый вопрос
The whole business is a real can of worms — Я бы не взялся за это дело, если бы знал, что это такая нервотрепка
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4 нервотрёпка
1) General subject: nerve-wracking (also nerve-racking - see http://www.bartleby.com/68/50/4050.html) (http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050303/full/news050228-11.html), jitters, nerve-racking3) Jargon: can of worms (The whole business is a real can of worms — Я бы не взялся за это дело, если бы знал, что это такая нервотрепка) -
5 Я бы не взялся за это дело, если бы знал, что это такая нервотрёпка
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Я бы не взялся за это дело, если бы знал, что это такая нервотрёпка
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