to create trouble
to cause an uproar
to cause an upheaval
a commotion which possibly ends in anger and frustration
When the auditor asked for more shreds evidence, the treasury department stirred up a Hornet’s nest because they did not have more. This is how the fraud was actually revealed.
He always comes home and stirs up a Hornet’s nest when his school day has not gone well. His mother then makes something nice to eat for him to calm down.
It is a shame that every time such an atrocious act happens it stirs up a Hornet’s nest. Instead, women should be provided with more protection and security that such incidents do not take place at all.
The lawyer stirred up a Hornet’s nest when his client was not released even after he had provided the bail papers. He called the judge directly to speak about the matter.
Blow something sky high
Cook someone’s goose
Make someone’s life misery
Throw someone to the wolves
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
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