put the cat among the pigeons

put/set the cat among the pigeons

(British & Australian)

to do or say something that causes trouble and makes a lot of people angry or worried Tell them all they've got to work on Saturday. That should set the cat among the pigeons.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rochelle	-	English
RocÍO	ro-THEE-o (Spanish), ro-SEE-o (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
TrÚC	-	Vietnamese
Gnaeus	GNIE-uws (Ancient Roman), NIE-əs (English)	Ancient Roman
Ruth (2)	RUYTH, RUTH	Limburgish
Brynjar	-	Norwegian, Icelandic