LEOs Zusatzinformationen: to open a can of worms - in ein Wespennest stechen

to open a can of worms

Definition (American English) open, can, of, worm
Thesaurus, synonyms, antonyms open, can, of, worm
Etymology open, can, of, worm

in ein Wespennest stechen

LEO’s declension/conjugation tables

Definition:

in, Wespennest, stechen

Englische Verben ohne Reflexivpronomen – Reflexivpronomen im Akkusativ im Deutschen

English grammar

Eine Reihe gängiger englischer Verben führt – im Gegensatz zu ihren deutschen Entsprechungen – kein Reflexivpronomen mit sich.

Forum discussions containing the search term
to open a can of worms - in ein Wespennest stechen	Last post 10 Oct 08, 12:37
Die Übersetzung ins deutsche habe ich von phrasen.com (siehe link). Das Redewendung im Engli…		11 Replies
(to) open a can of worms - in ein Hornissennest stechen	Last post 01 Nov 10, 00:06
If you open a can of worms, you do something that will cause a lot of problems and is, on ba…		23 Replies
Open a can of worms	Last post 28 Jul 09, 14:12
Be careful when investigating that problem, you may be opening a can of worms. Proper def:…		3 Replies
in ein Wespennest stechen	Last post 23 Jan 08, 01:11
Ich glaube, da habe ich in ein Wespennest gestochen. Den Ausdruck verwendet man, wenn man ei…		4 Replies
can of worms	Last post 03 Aug 07, 18:40
...it opened a Freudian can of worms... Schlangengrube?		2 Replies
Can of worms	Last post 04 Jul 07, 17:38
Asking Helen about her ex-boyfriend Mark opened up a real can of worms. Idiom, I wondered wh…		14 Replies
can of worms	Last post 03 Mar 09, 15:59
You know I love you but you done opened up a can of worms, all because you can't keep your r…		7 Replies
can of worms	Last post 13 Oct 07, 14:11
We wouldn't want to open that can of worms.		2 Replies
Wespennest	Last post 20 Oct 06, 19:42
Ich trat ins Wespennest. Wie nun, "wasp's nest" (LEO) oder "wasps' nest" (z.B. Langenscheidt…		7 Replies
to add worms to the can	Last post 21 Jul 14, 12:10
As for the list of related words in #7, I'm afraid this is just adding worms to the can, but…		20 Replies
More

English ⇔ German	Forums	Trainer	Courses
English ⇔ Spanish	Forums	Trainer	Courses
English ⇔ French	Forums	Trainer	Courses
English ⇔ Russian	Forums	Trainer	Courses
French ⇔ German	Forums	Trainer	Courses
Spanish ⇔ German	Forums	Trainer	Courses
Italian ⇔ German	Forums	Trainer	Courses
Chinese ⇔ German	Forums	Trainer	Courses
Russian ⇔ German	Forums	Trainer	Courses
Portuguese ⇔ German	Forums	Trainer	Courses
Polish ⇔ German	Forums	Trainer	Courses
Spanish ⇔ Portuguese	Forums	Trainer	Courses

Advertising - LEO without ads? LEO Pur

LEOs Zusatzinformationen: to open a can of worms - in ein Wespennest stechen

to open a can of worms

Definition (American English)

Thesaurus, synonyms, antonyms

Etymology

in ein Wespennest stechen

LEO’s declension/conjugation tables

Definition:

Englische Verben ohne Reflexivpronomen – Reflexivpronomen im Akkusativ im Deutschen

English grammar

Forum discussions containing the search term

emojis

flags

LEOs Zusatzinformationen: to open a can of worms - in ein Wespennest stechen

Definition (American English)

Thesaurus, synonyms, antonyms

Etymology

LEO’s declension/conjugation tables

Definition:

Forum discussions containing the search term

emojis

flags

What you’re looking for is not yet in our dictionary? Ask the LEO community.