Meaning of open Pandora's box | Babel Free
Definitions
To perform an action that causes problems to appear which did not exist beforehand, or were not known about prior.
Equivalents
Français
ouvrir la boîte de Pandore
Examples
“It’s a thin line between charming, candy-flavored verisimilitude and craven commercialism, and if Spielberg ultimately stayed on the right side of it, “E.T.” nevertheless helped open⟳ a Pandora’s box of product placement.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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