"can of worms" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈkæn ɒv ˈwɜːɹmz\ Audio: En-au-can of worms.ogg Forms: cans of worms [plural]
  1. Sac de nœuds. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-can_of_worms-en-noun-pxtsJodj Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
  2. Situation problématique, dont la résolution est difficile ou contentieuse mais pas nécessairement complexe. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-can_of_worms-en-noun-dTf6M9eW Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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