stir up a hornet's nest

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Fig. to create a lot of trouble. (Fig. on stir something up .) If you say that to her, you will be stirring up a hornet's nest. There is no need to stir up a hornet's nest.

See also: nest, stir, up

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Those whose horse's racecourse career is coming to an end have - in what is bound to stir up a hornet's nest - in effect been told by the BHA that euthanasia is "a perfectly viable option, and responsible animal welfare" if the horse is unsuitable for retraining or cannot be cared for in retirement due to financial constraints. THE LAST RESORT; The BHA accepts euthanasia as an option for horses ... by The Racing Post (London, England) I don't want to stir up a hornet's nest, but if I was a black person and people called me names it would be classed as racist and the offenders could be arrested for it. Why pick on people like me? by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) THERE's nothing quite like the words "grammar school" to stir up a hornet's nest of resentment and debate, as the Conservative Party has found, probably to its cost, in recent weeks. HILARIE STELFOX COLUMN by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			stiff as a poker stiffen up stigmatize as still still and all still as death still tongue makes a wise head still waters run deep stimulate into sting sting for sting with stink stink on ice stink to high heaven stink up stink with stinking stinking rich stinking with stir stir around stir into stir to stir up stir up a hornet's nest stir-crazy stitch stitch in time saves nine stitch onto stitch up stock stock in trade stock up stock with stoke up stoked on stolen stolen fruit is sweetest stomach stomp stomp on stone stone dead stone sober Stone the crows! stone's throw away stool stoop stoop down stoop over			stir stir stir stir stir Stir (band) Stir (band) stir around Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction Stir crazy stir from stir from stir fry Stir frying Stir frying STIR Futures & Options STIR Futures and Options stir in stir into stir into stir into stir out stir out stir stumps stir stumps stir to stir to anger stir up stir up stir up stir up a hornet's nest stir-crazy stir-crazy stir-fried stir-fries stir-fry stir-fry stir-frying stir-frying stir-frying stir-in resin Stir-up Sunday Stir. STIRA Stirabout STIRAP Stirbei, Barbu Stires Stires Stires Stiriated Stirious stirk stirk stirks stirks Stirless Stirling Stirling Stirling Albion Football Club Stirling and District Classic Car Club

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