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What does the idiom 'opened a can of worms' mean?

What does the idiom 'opened a can of worms' mean?
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What does the idiom 'opened a can of worms' mean?

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Answer: try to solve a problem and unintentionally make it worse.

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It is to try to solve a problem and unintentionally make it worse.
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