English Explanatory Dictionary

open Pandora's box

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To perform an action that causes problems to appear which did not exist beforehand, or were not known about prior.

Word forms

open Pandora's box opens Pandora's box opening Pandora's box opened Pandora's box

Related words

sow dragon's teeth
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