stir up a hornets' nest (English, verb)
expansion: stir up a hornets' nest (third-person singular simple present stirs up a hornets' nest, present participle stirring up a hornets' nest, simple past and past participle stirred up a hornets' nest)
Senses:
glosses: To do or say something that causes a lot of trouble or controversy.
Forms:
form: stirs up a hornets' nest
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: stirring up a hornets' nest
tags: participle
present
form: stirred up a hornets' nest
tags: participle
past
form: stirred up a hornets' nest
tags: past
form: kick a hornets' nest
tags: alternative