PANDORA'S BOX


Meaning of PANDORA'S BOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pan-ˈdȯr-əz- ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.