Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Pandora's box
n. a process that once activated will generate many unmanageable problems.
Etymology: in Gk Mythol. the box from which the ills of mankind were released, Hope alone remaining: f. Gk Pandora all-gifted (as PAN-, doron gift)
Oxford English Reference Dictionary
pandora's box
n. a process that once activated will generate many unmanageable problems.
Etymology: in Gk Mythol. the box from which the ills of mankind were released, Hope alone remaining: f. Gk Pandora all-gifted (as PAN-, doron gift)
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