can of worms

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One of the theater’s more prominent sociopaths gets a makeover in “Hedda,” director Nia DaCosta’s reimagining of “Hedda Gabler,” with an approach that opens up the play—and an interpretive can of worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Nudleman prefers to use his Amazon Fire Stick’s voice search feature to look for specific titles he’s interested in, but that experience is its own can of worms.

From Salon • May 22, 2025

That’s a can of worms for future parasite research.

From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024

"They may yet change it but I wouldn't expect that as that would open a can of worms and they have very much seen what happens from overseas examples with other royal families."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

I had twenty- three cents—a dime I had earned running errands for my grandpa, and thirteen cents a fisherman had given me for a can of worms.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls