Is there an idiom or expression in English to describe a situation where a bad situation is not fully or correctly resolved and it can happen again, may be even worse.

For example, when talking about people's feeling/wrath regarding the government that recently suppressed their protests instead of answering to their requests. in such a situation, in Persian, we say people are fire under the ashes.

Thank you

Is there an idiom or expression in English to describe when a bad situation is not fully or correctly resolved and might happen again, perhaps with ramifications even more severe?

There's a similar expression we use in Persian. For example:

When talking about people feeling angry about the government suppressing protests rather than it addressing the issue- in Persian, we say that this situation still has 'fire under the ashes.' That is, it's still delicate and not yet fully-resolved.

Is there an idiom or expression in English to describe a situation where a bad situation is not fully or correctly resolved and it can happen again, may be even worse.

For example, when talking about people's feeling/wrath regarding the government that recently suppressed their protests instead of answering to their requests. in such a situation, in Persian, we say people are fire under ashes.

Thank you

Is there an idiom or expression in English to describe a situation where a bad situation is not fully or correctly resolved and it can happen again, may be even worse.

For example, when talking about people's feeling/wrath regarding the government that recently suppressed their protests instead of answering to their requests. in such a situation, in Persian, we say people are fire under the ashes.

Thank you