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sitting on a powder keg
adjective as in between the devil and the deep blue sea
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"It's like we're sitting on a powder keg."
From BBC
"Of course, we are worried. ... It's like sitting on a powder keg," said Enerhodar resident Alexander Lifirenko.
From Reuters
“We are sitting on a powder keg,” he said.
From New York Times
“We’re sitting on a powder keg.”
From Washington Post
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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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