stir up a hornets' nest

Make trouble, cause a commotion, as in Asking for an audit of the treasurer's books stirred up a hornets' nest in the association. This metaphoric term, likening hornets to angry humans, dates from the first half of the 1700s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FelÍCia	-	Hungarian, Portuguese
Ida	IE-də (English), EE-dah (German, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Italian)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene
Oliver	['ɔlivə]
Jayde	JAYD	English (Modern)
Borisu	-	Medieval Slavic
Ishmerai	-	Biblical