to open Pandora's box

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• open Pandora's box — See: PANDORA S BOX …   Dictionary of American idioms

• open Pandora's box — See: PANDORA S BOX …   Dictionary of American idioms

• open Pandora's box — open (a) Pandora s box to start something that causes many new and unexpected problems. They worry that any decision they make about testing will open a Pandora s box. What kind of Pandora s box do we open if we decide not arrest people who have… …   New idioms dictionary

• open\ Pandora's\ box — See: Pandora s box …   Словарь американских идиом

• open a Pandora's box — open (a) Pandora s box to start something that causes many new and unexpected problems. They worry that any decision they make about testing will open a Pandora s box. What kind of Pandora s box do we open if we decide not arrest people who have… …   New idioms dictionary

• Pandora's box — noun open Pandora s box to cause a lot of problems that did not exist before …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• open a Pandora's box — to do something that causes a lot of new problems that you did not expect. Sadly, his reforms opened a Pandora s box of domestic problems. (often + of) …   New idioms dictionary

• pandora's box — If you open a Pandora s box, something you do causes all sorts of trouble that you hadn t anticipated …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• Pandora's Box —    The expression Pandora s box may be a good warning to apply to a situation in which it is wise to keep matters under control and under cover, lest a worse situation develop. Or, as it s said on the street, Don t open up a can of worms.    In… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• Pandora's box — Pan|do|ra s box [pænˌdo:rəz ˈbɔks US ˈba:ks] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Pandora woman in an ancient Greek story who opened a box and let all evils out into the world] open a Pandora s box to do or start something that will cause a lot of other… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Pandora's box — n. a process that once activated will generate many unmanageable problems. Etymology: in Gk Mythol. the box from which the ills of mankind were released, Hope alone remaining: f. Gk Pandora all gifted (as PAN , doron gift) * * * Pandora s box f37 …   Useful english dictionary