English-Finnish translations for can of worms

• soppa
  Rusinasoppa on monien lasten herkku.
  nyt syntyi melkoinen soppa
  surkeiden sattumien soppa

Definition of can of worms

• A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems
• A troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious but not necessarily complex

Examples

• If someone gets a promotion that might not be deserved, it could open up a whole can of worms with the other employees.
• Questioning the decision would definitely open a can of worms.

Related words

• open upp a can of worms
• no servant can be the slave of two masters
• one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen