A PANDORA’s BOX and WATCH PAINT DRY

 

A PANDORA’s BOX:

 

Origin:

 

In Greek mythology, the gift of Jupiter to PANDORA, a BOX enclosing all human ills, which flew out when the box was foolishly opened.

 

Idiomatic connotation and meaning:

 

If some open A PANDORA’S BOX, they do something that unintentionally causes a lot of problems, which they did not know existed before.

 

You can describe a potentially difficult situation or thing as ‘A PANDORA’S BOX’, for example, when you are warning that it must be dealt with carefully.

 

Moral:

 

The moral of A PANDORA'S BOX is that unchecked curiosity and disobedience can be dangerous, but hope remains.

 

Example sentences:

 

The Internet has opened A PANDORA’S BOX of threats; its demons have been loosed on us all.

 

The report could open up A PANDORA’S BOX of claims from similar cases.

 

Money normally brings us happiness but sometimes a plenty of money becomes A PANDORA’S BOX.

 

 

WATCH PAINT DRY:

 

Meaning:

 

If you say that something is like WATCHING PAINT DRY, you mean that you find it extremely dull and boring.

 

Example sentences:

 

Everyone loves that period movies, but, to me, it's like WATCHING PAINT DRY.

 

Watching people playing Golf is WATCHING PAINT DRY for me.

 

Today’s class was like WATCHING PAINT DRY.

 

Proverb:

 

வெய்யிலிலே போட்டாலும் உலரான், தண்ணீரிலே போட்டாலும் நனையான்.

He will not DRY in the Sunshine, nor dissolve in water.

(R.SAMPATH)

9/9/2020