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powder keg
powder keg
A situation that could quickly become very volatile and dangerous. It became obvious we were sitting on a powder keg as the protests in the city became more frequent.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Helge | | HEL-gə (German) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German |
Nanette | | [nə'net] | |
Rochus | | - | German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic (Latinized) |
Layton | | LAY-tən | English |
Miho (2) | | mee-ho | Japanese |
Basmath | | BAS-math (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |