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powder keg

 
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–noun
1. a small, metal, barrellike container for gunpowder or blasting powder.
2. a potentially dangerous situation, esp. one involving violent repercussions.
Origin:
1850–55
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powder keg  
n.  

  1. A small cask for holding gunpowder or other explosives.

  2. A potentially explosive situation or thing.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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