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Pandora's box
Proper noun
Greek
Japanese Meaning
神話に由来する名称。パンドラにゼウスから与えられた箱を指し、開けることが禁じられていたが、好奇心から開けられた結果、災いが解き放たれたという逸話に基づく。
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(Greek mythology) A box given to Pandora by Zeus, whose instructions stated that it must not be opened, and were then ignored, leading to disastrous consequences.
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Pandora's box
He warned them that digging into the old archive would be like opening Pandora's box.
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He warned them that digging into the old archive would be like opening Pandora's box.
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