sitting on a powder keg
Example Sentences
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"It's like we're sitting on a powder keg."
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2022
"Of course, we are worried. ... It's like sitting on a powder keg," said Enerhodar resident Alexander Lifirenko.
From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2022
When you interviewed him before prison, you know, you would have no idea that he was sitting on a powder keg of lies.
From Fox News • Apr. 14, 2021
“We have been sitting on a powder keg for some time and it has burst,” said Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, whose officers have made hundreds of arrests.
From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2020
Without knowing, we are sitting on a powder keg in which the fuse may or may not be lighted.
From Cubs of the Wolf by Jones, Raymond F.
