Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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can of worms | Yes | No | No | No |
colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
can of worms (noun) | colloquialism (noun) |
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a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |