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Definition of Can of worms
1. Noun. A source of unpredictable trouble and complexity.
Definition of Can of worms
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) A troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, but not necessarily complex. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Can Of Worms
Literary usage of Can of worms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"With a can of worms and a crude hook, he passed the day by quiet streams, threading
the worms on his hook and thinking kindly of all things. ..."
2. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"I have been told that the reason I am sick is because I opened up a can of worms
that I didn't want to in the VA. This is totally ludicrous ..."
3. Science of Fishing: The Most Practical Book on Fishing Ever Published by Arthur Robert Harding (1912)
"There is scarcely a person who cannot enjoy a day's fishing for "sunnies" with
a cane pole and can of worms, and how many are there who have not, ..."
4. The Ink-stain (Taché D'encre) by René Bazin (1910)
"On Sundays he fishes, for a change; his rod takes the place of his pen, and his
can of worms serves instead of inkstand. He and I have already one point of ..."
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