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stir up a hornet's nest — {v. phr.} To make many people angry; do something that many people don t like. * /The principal stirred up a hornet s nest by changing the rules at school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stir up a hornet's nest — {v. phr.} To make many people angry; do something that many people don t like. * /The principal stirred up a hornet s nest by changing the rules at school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stir up a hornet's nest — stir up a hornet’s nest phrase to cause a situation that makes people very angry or upset Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: hornet … Useful english dictionary
stir up a hornet's nest — If you stir up a hornet s nest, you do something which causes a commotion and provokes criticism and anger. His letter to the Board stirred up a real hornet s nest … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
To stir up a hornet's nest — Hornet Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stir\ up\ a\ hornet's\ nest — v. phr. To make many people angry; do something that many people don t like. The principal stirred up a hornet s nest by changing the rules at school … Словарь американских идиом
stir up a hornet's nest — make many people angry, do something that many people don t like He stirred up a hornet s nest when he began to talk about the problems with the bonus system at his job … Idioms and examples
stir up a hornet's nest — cause major problems; agitate hornets in a nest … English contemporary dictionary
stir up a hornet's nest — to cause a situation that makes people very angry or upset … English dictionary
Hornet — Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong wasp. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
