stir the pot
stir the pot
To exacerbate a tense or otherwise difficult situation. A: "Why must you always stir the pot and bring up politics at family functions?" B: "Because it's fun to watch everyone get all riled up!" If you want a drama-free party, don't invite Kaitlin—she loves to stir the pot.
See also: pot, stir
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- stirring
- up pot
- up-pot
- the pot
- pot
- for the pot
- injury
- insult
- add insult to injury