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Another word for can of worms

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Noun

  1. A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity

    See also:

    easy

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Sentence Examples

  • Jule, you opened this can of worms.

  • You're just going to open a can of worms and walk away?

  • plural nouns, a whole new can of worms!

  • It's hard to get into the general nature of the games without opening the whole can of worms about what's in the hardware itself, but let's just look at a few important facts.

  • Flight 19 and the Bermuda Triangle is a can of worms when it comes to learning what really happened.

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