sit\ on\ a\ bombshell

sit\ on\ a\ bombshell
• sit on a bomb
• sit on a bombshell
v. phr. informal
To be in possession of anything that is potentially disastrous or dangerous.

The finance department will be sitting on a bomb unless it finds a way to cut overhead expenses.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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