Idiom Series: Mythology and History- Pandora's Box

Welcome to the Idiom Series: Mythology and History!

Today, the idiom is '' Pandora's box''.  Let's look at the full meaning of this idiom:

Pandora was a mythological woman (from Greek mythology) that was given a box by the gods.  She was instructed to never open this box, no matter how curious she was.  However, her curiousity won and she opened the box, releasing evil into the world for the first time.  This myth is used to explain how badness and evil came into the world.

We use the term today to describe something that will cause various potential problems.  Calling your ex-girlfriend after too many pisco sours is like opening a Pandora's box- it could cause a lot of problems for you in the future.

I opened a Pandora's box when I taught my young nephew to ask ''why?''.

In this sentence, it is understood that the person regrets teaching a young child to ask ''why?'' because it has caused a lot of problems.

Can you think of a clever way to use this new idiom?  Leave it in the comments below, and tell me in our next class!