TODAY'D IDIOM: CAN OF WORMS

"CAN OF WORMS"

If you say a situation or an issue is a can of worms, you think that getting involved in it could lead to problems.

Example: Corruption in politics is such a can of worms that many journalists won't take the risk of seriously investigating it.

Caja de Pandora.

Example sentences:

• Cathy never talks about her childhood. She says it's a can of worms she doesn't want to open, though I have no idea why / Cathy nunca habla de su infancia. Ella dice que es una caja de Pandora que no queremos abrir, aunque no tengo ni idea de por qué.

• The investigators knew that examining the company's books might open a can of worms. They suspected there'd be evidence of serious crimes / Los investigadores sabían que el examen de los libros de la compañía podría abrir una caja de Pandora. Sospechan a que habría indicios de delitos graves.

Additional examples:

• This political scandal is a real can of worms.

• Let's not open that can of worms!

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