Can Of Worms Synonyms
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Synonyms for Can Of Worms
hard-nut-to-crack
(Idiomatic) An amount that is difficult to finance.
A source of many unforeseen troubles:
Something complex:
dog-s-breakfast
(UK, Australia, Canada, idiomatic) An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess.
gordian-knot
(Gr. Legend, proper) A knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, which an oracle reveals will be undone only by the future master of Asia: Alexander the Great, failing to untie it, cuts the knot with his sword
A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper; someone you need to placate.
A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity
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(Informal) A cause of worry, annoyance, or trouble
A situation fraught with trouble, hostility, risk, etc.
Alternative spelling of mare's nest.
A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation:
Dealing with a moral or social problem:
(Figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.
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The definition of a quandary is a dilemma or a state of uncertainty.
To throw into confusion
Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.
To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
A person, circumstance, or event that causes annoyance, distress, difficulty, etc.
unpredictable situation
A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity
A violent or highly contentious situation:
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A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
Something not easily done, accomplished, comprehended, or solved:
(Logic) One of the basic states or classifications described by Aristotle into which all things can be placed; a category.
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A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity
Find another word for can of worms. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for can of worms, like: hard-nut-to-crack, pandora-s-box, complexity, dog-s-breakfast, gordian-knot, complication, difficult situation, headache, hornet's nest, hot water and mare-s-nest.
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