stir a hornet's nest

1. To create, provoke, or trigger a dangerous, troublesome, or complicated situation. The government's military interventions really just stirred a hornet's nest in the region.

2. To provoke or instigate a lot of very angry or offended reactions. The politician's off-the-cuff remark about pollution stirred a hornet's nest among environmentalists.

词组	stir a hornet's nest
释义	stir a hornet's nest stir a hornet's nest 1. To create, provoke, or trigger a dangerous, troublesome, or complicated situation. The government's military interventions really just stirred a hornet's nest in the region. 2. To provoke or instigate a lot of very angry or offended reactions. The politician's off-the-cuff remark about pollution stirred a hornet's nest among environmentalists. See also: nest, stir Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: stir up a hornet's nest stir up a hornets' nest a hornet's nest a hornets' nest hornet's nest get (someone) out of a fix get out of a fix be in deep water in deep water
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