A can of worms ?
Por: Beth R.
07 de Junho de 2017

A can of worms ?

Inglês Conversation

When people talk about a can of worms, they have in mind a very difficult and unplesant situation .If someone opens a can of worms, they reveal or disclose a situation of this kind.Check these examples below:

 

. Listen to me,please !Try and avoid getting involved in that situation.It's a real can of worms!

 

.Mr.Johnson opened a whole can of worms when he suggested that the committee had chosen the wrong  person to cope with that serious problem !

 

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/reveal_1

 

 

You can learn  many more Animal Idioms if you click on the link below,ok?Then ,you can choose the idiom you liked best to comment about it at the bottom of this post,can't you ? 

 

http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/english-animal-idioms/?lang=en

 

If you click on this link below you can listen to a conversation about the difference between the Pandora Box and a Can of Worms idiom .Have you ever thought about comparing them ? Can you give examples with them ?

 

https://www.waywordradio.org/pandoras-box-can-of-worms/

 

 

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