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.

See also: keg, powder

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Ruby		['ru:bi]
Govannon		-	Welsh Mythology
Fleming		['flemiŋ]
Holden		HOL-dən	English (Modern)
Abital		AB-i-tal (English)	Biblical
Patti		PAT-ee	English

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