If I give her a promotion which she doesn't deserve, it will open up a whole can of worms with the other employees.
Calling her the greatest person who ever lived would definitely open a can of worms.
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Dose Würmer
lata de gusanos
boîte de Pandore
doboznyi kukac
lattina di vermi
blik wormen
可以蠕虫
一罐蠕蟲
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