can of worms
Example Sentences
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Well, you’re opening up a whole can of worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Because no matter how successful these ventures look from the outside, the truth is you take the lid off the can and inside it’s a can of worms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
What remains to be seen now is whether a wider can of worms has been opened.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
X gives blue-check verification to anyone willing to pay for its premium services; this has opened a can of worms, especially among pop culture and nostalgia accounts.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2024
I pressed my mouth into a line, wondering if I’d opened a can of worms.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
