to stir up a hornet's nest
stir
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stē
up
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a
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hornet's
hɔ:nɪts
hawnits
nest
nɛst
nest

Definition und Bedeutung von „stir up a hornet's nest“ im Englischen

to stir up a hornet's nest
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*to do something which causes a lot of controversy or produces a situation which is extremely difficult to deal with 

Beispiele
According to my brother Paul, this Lonnie Norton was asking a lot of questions and stirring up a hornet's nest around town. 
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