دیکشنری فارسی

can of worms

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

The phrase 'can of worms' originated from the idea that opening a can of worms releases a chaotic and hard-to-control situation.

مثال

  • The investigation into corruption opened a real can of worms.
  • I didn't realize discussing politics would turn into such a can of worms.

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity

همین دیکشنری روی گوشی

همهٔ ۲۹۱٬۲۱۲ واژه، بدون نیاز به اینترنت.

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