English Dictionary

open Pandora's box

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To perform an action that causes problems to appear which did not exist beforehand, or were not known about prior.

日本語の意味

（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。

If we open Pandora's box by revealing those confidential records, we might unleash problems that will haunt the company for years.

もし私たちが機密記録を明らかにしてパンドラの箱を開ければ、何年も会社を悩ませる問題を引き起こす危険がある。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To perform an action that causes problems to appear which did not exist beforehand, or were not known about prior.

It’s a thin line between charming, candy-flavored verisimilitude and craven commercialism, and if Spielberg ultimately stayed on the right side of it, “E.T.” nevertheless helped open a Pandora’s box of product placement.

opens Pandora's box （ present singular third-person ）

opening Pandora's box （ participle present ）

opened Pandora's box （ participle past ）

opened Pandora's box （ past ）