The phrase likely began with fishing bait and now means starting a problem that quickly becomes messy and complicated.
Why we say “open a can of worms”
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Second Conditional Exercise
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Level: B1 Intermediate. Topic: Second Conditional. Exactly one blank per sentence.
Future Perfect Continuous Exercise
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Level: B2 (Upper-Intermediate). Focus: Future Perfect Continuous in natural, unambiguous contexts.
Why the canary bird is named after the Canary Islands
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The canary bird took its name from the Canary Islands. The islands themselves were likely named from a Latin word linked to dogs.
Why we say “a skeleton in the closet”
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This phrase came to mean a hidden, embarrassing secret. Here is where it came from, and why British and American English differ.
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