open Pandora's box

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Examples:

EN: Might as well open Pandora's box.
ES: Se llevará una gran sorpresa.
EN: Or we are about to open Pandora's box.
ES: O vamos a abrir la caja de Pandora.
EN: (Harry) 'You want to open Pandora's box and find out? '
ES: ¿Quiere abrir la caja de pandora y averiguarlo?
EN: Or we will just open Pandora's box.
ES: O estamos abriendo la caja de Pandora.
EN: So, let's open Pandora's box, eh?
ES: Abramos la caja de Pandora, ¿sí?
EN: An insider tip from a well-known cop is gonna open Pandora's box for you.
ES: Un chivatazo de una bien conocida poli abrirá esta caja de Pandora tuya.
EN: You ready to open Pandora's box?
ES: ¿Lista para abrir la caja de Pandora?
EN: Unless you want to bring on the lawyers and open Pandora's box.
ES: O llamas a los abogados y abres la caja de Pandora.
EN: That you'll open Pandora's box, which you will never want to close?
ES: ¿Abrir la caja de Pandora y no querer cerrarla nunca?
EN: The moment any of you open Pandora's box rashly,
ES: En cuanto uno de vosotros abra la caja de Pandora precipitadamente,
EN: For God's sake, if anyone knows what happens when you open Pandora's box, it's you.
ES: Por el amor de Dios, si alguien sabe qué sucede cuando abres la caja de Pandora, eres tú.
EN: I think that the problem with talking dirty, is once you start, like once you open Pandora's box, you can't stop and it has to kind of escalate.
ES: El problema de decir groserías es que una vez que empiezas, una vez que abres esa caja de Pandora, no puedes parar y debería ser gradual.
EN: But all I did was open Pandora's box.
ES: Pero solamente abrí una caja de Pandora.
EN: I have gone through different reports on MSPs, and have come to the conclusion that if the Centre offers a guarantee of MSP for certain crops, it will open Pandora's box.
HI: मैंने एमएसपी को लेकर कई रिपोर्ट्स का अध्ययन किया और इस नतीजे पर पहुंचा हूं कि अगर कुछ फसलों के लिए सरकार ने एमएसपी की गारंटी दे दी और इसके लिए कानून बनाया तो ये नई मुसीबत को दावत देना होगा।
EN: Now is simply not the time to re-open Pandora's box.
HI: यह वक्त नही है पंचशील दुहराने का।

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