stir up a hornets' nest

English

Alternative forms

  • kick a hornets' nest

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stir up a hornets' nest (third-person singular simple present stirs up a hornets' nest, present participle stirring up a hornets' nest, simple past and past participle stirred up a hornets' nest)

  1. To do or say something that causes a lot of trouble or controversy.

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