Английский словарь американских идиом - pandora's box
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Pandora's box
pandora's box
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noun Etymology: from the box, sent by the gods to Pandora, which she was forbidden to open and which loosed a swarm of evils upon mankind when she opened it out of curiosity Date: 1579 a prolific source of troubles ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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