powder keg

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Noun [edit]

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Powder keg

Wikipedia powder keg (plural powder kegs)

A barrel containing gunpowder.
An explosive or otherwise volatile situation.

Translations [edit]

barrel of gun powder

Finnish: ruutitynnyri (fi)
German: Pulverfass (de) n

Icelandic: púðurtunna f

volatile situation

Finnish: ruutitynnyri (fi)
German: Pulverfass (de) n

Icelandic: púðurtunna f

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