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Answer for the clue "Bird's preserved food? Could be a problem ", 12 letters:
can of worms

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Can of worms is an idiom referring to a slew of subsequent problems and dilemmas arising from a decision or action. The phrase may also refer to:

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n. a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity

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n. 1 (context idiomatic English) A complex, troublesome situation arising when a decision or action produces considerable subsequent problems. 2 (context idiomatic English) A troublesome situation; an issue whose resolution is difficult or contentious, ...

Usage examples of can of worms.

But more than likely it had not been serious talk, or certainly had not been meant to be, although this can of worms seemed to have taken it seriously enough to send it on a search of no one could guess how many years to track it to its source.

These words appear prominently on the label of the can of worms called `determinism'.

You step one foot closer and you're gonna knock my can of worms in the water, and then I'm gonna kick your ass!

If you go on that stand and make even a two-minute statement, you open a deep can of worms.

I never expected her to turn into a permanent fixture at Saganami, but she has, and now I can't justify removing the damned 'Salamander' from the faculty without opening a tremendous can of worms.

I can't even begin to guess where this can of worms would take us if you laid it before the other Keys.

Then there are the drugs that are legal in other countries but not approved by the FDA, which, according to Jay, is another whole can of worms.