| 词组 | open Pandora's box |
| 释义 | Idiom open Pandora's box Theme: TROUBLE to uncover a lot of unsuspected problems.When I asked Jane about her problems, I didn't know I had opened Pandora's box.You should be cautious with people who are upset. You don't want to open Pandora's box. Idiom open Pandora's boxopen (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 committed a crime? Etymology: based on an old Greek story in which a woman named Pandora opened a box containing all the troubles the world has experienced open (a) Pandora's boxTo begin or introduce something that leads to many other problems. A reference to the story from Greek mythology in which Pandora opens a box containing all the possible things that can affect humanity negatively. It seems like we've opened Pandora's box with this topic today. We've been getting hundreds of messages from listeners from around the country who have been affected by it. Trying to fix the bug opened a Pandora's box of other issues with the computer. open Pandora's boxFig. to uncover a lot of unsuspected problems. When I asked Jane about her problems, I didn't know I had opened Pandora's box. You should be cautious with people who are upset. You don't want to open Pandora's box. |
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