Related Words for can of worms

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conundrum
x/x
Noun, Noun
knot
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Noun
difficulties
/xxx
Noun
vicious circle
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
thing
/
Noun
dilemma
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Noun
problem
/x
Noun
sticky wicket
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
monkey wrench
/x/
Phrase, Noun
situation
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Noun
hydra
/x
Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
one thing after another
///xx/x
Phrase, Noun
fiasco
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Noun
problematic
xx/x
Adjective
corner
/x
Noun
bind
/
Noun
mess
/
Noun
spot
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Noun
mire
/
Noun
predicament
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Noun
disaster waiting to happen
x/x/x//x
Phrase, Noun
one of those things
////
Phrase, Noun
hassle
/x
Noun
wormwood
/x
Noun
slippery slope
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
worm
/
Noun
mixed bag
//
Phrase, Noun
burden
/x
Noun
bother
/x
Verb
pitfall
/x
Noun
obstacle course
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
bitter end
/x/
Phrase, Noun
loose ends
//
Phrase, Noun
wound
/
Noun
devil
/x
Noun
muss
/
Noun
awkward
/x
Adjective
ruin
/x
Noun
bad news
//
Phrase, Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun
debacle
x/x
Noun
puzzle
/x
Noun
complication
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Noun
maelstrom
/x
Noun
double bind
/x/
Phrase, Noun
horrible
/xx
Adjective
plague
/
Noun
hangover
/xx
Noun
damaged goods
/x/
Phrase, Noun
bad hair day
///
Phrase, Noun
loose cannon
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
weed
/
Noun
kink
/
Noun
tough luck
//
Phrase, Noun
unease
x/
Noun
baffling
/xx
Adjective
nutcracker
/xx
Noun
pas de deux
/xx
Phrase, Noun
loser
/x
Noun
downside
/x
Noun
peril
/x
Noun
doom
/
Noun
shambles
/x
Noun
grey area
//xx
Name, Name
crabs
/
Noun
calamity
x/xx
Noun
trick question
//x
Phrase, Noun
reverse
x/
Noun
the pits
x/
Phrase, Noun
falling out
/x/
Phrase, Noun
albatross
/xx
Noun
ulcer
/x
Noun
apple of discord
/x//x
Phrase, Noun
gridlock
/x
Noun
red tape
//
Phrase, Noun
jeopardy
/xx
Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun
basket case
/x/
Phrase, Noun
beast
/
Noun
nightmare
/x
Noun
broken record
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
tray
/
Noun
hell or high water
////x
Phrase, Noun, Adverb
canker
/x
Noun
embargo
x/x
Noun
nuisance
/x
Noun
dead duck
//
Phrase, Noun
unfortunate
x/xx
Adjective
inconvenient
xx/x
Adjective
disaster
x/x
Noun
paradox
/xx
Noun
mixed blessing
//x
Phrase, Noun
wreck
/
Noun
avoidable
x/xx
Adjective
muddling
/xx
Verb
regret
x/
Noun
ability
x/xx
Noun
able
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
allowed
x/
Adjective
aluminum
x/xx
Noun
appears
x/
Noun
arid
/x
Adjective
around
x/
Adverb, Adjective
arse
/
Noun, Verb
ass
/
Noun, Adjective
auburn
/x
Noun, Adjective
authority
x/xx
Noun
available
x/xx
Adjective
axe
/
Noun, Verb
backside
/x
Noun, Adjective
baleful
/x
Adjective
balmy
/x
Adjective
barnacles
/xx
Noun
barrels
/x
Noun
bathroom
/x
Noun, Verb
be
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beatific
x/xx
Adjective
beer
/
Noun, Verb
behind
x/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
birds
/
Noun
board
/
Noun, Verb
bottles
/x
Verb
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
box
/
Noun, Verb
branch
/
Noun, Verb
brightened
/x
Verb
bugs
/
Adjective
bum
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
buns
/
Noun, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
buttocks
/x
Verb
cad
/
Name
caddy
/x
Noun, Verb
cannot
/x
Verb, Noun
cans
/
Noun
capable
/xx
Adjective
carton
/x
Noun, Verb
causes
/x
Verb
cerulean
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
charmed
/
Adjective
cheerful
/x
Adjective
circa
/x
Noun
clean out
//
Phrase, Verb
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
coke
/
Noun, Verb
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commode
x/
Noun
convenience
x/x
Noun, Verb
cooked
/
Adjective
corollary
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
cosy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
crustaceans
x/x
Noun
cup
/
Noun, Verb
dare
/
Verb, Noun
degree
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Noun
designed
x/
Adjective
dismiss
x/
Verb
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
drink
/
Noun, Verb
drive out
//
Phrase, Verb
drop
/
Noun, Verb
earthworms
/x
Noun
easily
/xx
Adverb
eels
/
Noun
eligible
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
employ
x/
Verb, Noun
engage
x/
Verb
exponent
/xx
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
facility
x/xx
Noun
fanny
/x
Name
feasible
/xx
Adjective
fire
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
flies
/
Noun
flukes
/
Noun
flush toilet
//x
Phrase, Noun
food
/
Noun
frogs
/
Noun
furlough
/x
Noun, Verb
garbage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
give notice
//x
Phrase, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
gonna
/x
Verb
gotta
/x
Verb, Noun
grade
/
Noun, Verb
grasshoppers
/xx
Verb
grubs
/
Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
head
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hers
x
Adjective
hind end
//
Phrase, Noun
hindquarters
/xx
Noun
hire
/x
Verb, Noun
insects
/x
Noun
intestinal
x/xx
Adjective
into
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Noun
iridescent
xx/x
Adjective
jar
/
Noun, Verb
john
/
Name
jug
/
Noun, Verb
kan
/
Noun
keeps
/
Noun
larvae
/x
Noun
lav
x
Noun
lavatory
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
lay off
//
Phrase, Verb
lice
/
Verb
lid
/
Noun, Verb
likely
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lizards
/x
Noun
loo
/
Noun, Verb
maggots
/x
Noun
makes
/
Verb
may
/
Verb, Noun
maybe
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mites
/
Verb
must not
//
Phrase, Verb
near
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
none
/
Noun, Adverb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
opener
/xx
Noun
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
optionally
/xxx
Adverb
ought
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
pail
/
Noun
parasites
/xx
Noun
path
/
Noun, Verb
pearly
/x
Adjective, Noun
perhaps
x/
Adverb, Noun
pests
/
Noun
please
/
Verb, Adverb
position
x/x
Noun, Verb
possibility
xx/xx
Noun
possible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
possibly
/xx
Adverb
posterior
x/x
Adjective, Noun
pot
/
Noun, Verb
potential
x/x
Adjective, Noun
potty
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
powers
/x
Noun
practicable
/xxx
Adjective
prat
/
Noun, Adjective
preserve
x/
Verb, Noun
privy
/x
Name, Adjective
put
/
Verb, Noun
put up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
rear
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
rear end
//
Phrase, Noun
restroom
/x
Noun
room
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
rump
/
Noun, Verb
sack
/
Noun, Verb
sea
/
Noun
seat
/
Noun, Verb
send away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
serve
/
Verb, Noun
sheep
/
Noun
slugs
/
Noun
snails
/
Noun
snakes
/
Noun
soda
/x
Noun