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open Pandora's box
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
（比喩的に）予期していなかった、またはこれまで存在していなかった問題や混乱を引き起こす行動をとること。 / （婉曲的に）一見些細な行動が、後に思いがけない大きな困難をもたらすこと。
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(idiomatic) To perform an action that causes problems to appear which did not exist beforehand, or were not known about prior.
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open Pandora's box
If we open Pandora's box by revealing those confidential records, we might unleash problems that will haunt the company for years.
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If we open Pandora's box by revealing those confidential records, we might unleash problems that will haunt the company for years.
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