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stir up a hornets' nest
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Cili | | - | Hungarian |
Erin | | ER-in | English, Irish |
Birgit | | BIR-git (Swedish) | Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German |
Jessenia | | - | Spanish (Latin American) |
Wadud | | - | Arabic |
Curtis | | KUR-tis | English |