Pandora's box
/pænˌdɔːrəz ˈbɒks/noun
उच्चारण पैन्डॉरज़ बॉक्स
मुसीबतों का पिटारा, समस्याओं की जड़
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noun
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[singular]
a process that, once started, causes many problems that were not expected and cannot be stopped
मुसीबतों का पिटारा, समस्याओं की जड़
- The new tax rule has turned out to be a Pandora's box.
- Reopening the old case may prove a Pandora's box.
- Changing the old law could open a Pandora's box of legal troubles.
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- Letting everyone vote on every small matter would be a Pandora's box.
- Radhika warned that the new rule might prove a Pandora's box for the school.
¶Idioms 1
open (a) Pandora's box
to do something that causes a lot of new problems that you did not expect
मुसीबतों का पिटारा खोल देना, नई-नई समस्याएँ खड़ी कर देना
- Changing the reservation rules could open a Pandora's box.
- By asking that question, the reporter opened Pandora's box.
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek myth in which Pandora opened a box and let all kinds of evils escape into the world.
यह यूनानी पौराणिक कथा से आया है, जिसमें Pandora ने एक बक्सा खोल दिया था और संसार में तरह-तरह की बुराइयाँ फैल गई थीं।