Pandora's box

Example Sentences

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He warned the bill would open "a pandora's box" and said there could be "no meaningful protection" against coercion.

From BBC

"We knew that this will open up a Pandora's box of chaos," said the Gulf International Forum's Aziz Alghashian, a Saudi analyst.

From Barron's

But its long tail also shows that once the Pandora’s box of conspiracy has been opened, it has the power to destroy lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

They have opened Pandora’s box in the Middle East.

From Salon

“I think it has a huge potential to open up a Pandora’s box inside of Iran, where the opposition rises up momentarily, but the regime still has a lot of power,” said Ilan Goldenberg, a former Iran team chief at the Pentagon during the Obama administration now at advocacy group J Street.

From The Wall Street Journal