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stir up a hornets' nest

stir up a hornets' nest verb: to do or say something that causes a lot of trouble or controversy.

Verb

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)

  1. To do or say something that causes a lot of trouble or controversy.

stir up a hornets' nest meaning in Thai

stir up a hornets' nest in Thai

Translations
แหย่รังแตน yɛ̀ɛ-rang-dtɛɛn

Forms of stir up a hornets' nest

third-person singular presentstirs up a hornets' nest
present participlestirring up a hornets' nest
past participlestirred up a hornets' nest
paststirred up a hornets' nest
alternative formkick a hornets' nest

Questions about stir up a hornets' nest

What does stir up a hornets' nest mean?
Stir up a hornets' nest means to do or say something that causes a lot of trouble or controversy.
What is stir up a hornets' nest in Thai?
Stir up a hornets' nest in Thai is แหย่รังแตน (yɛ̀ɛ-rang-dtɛɛn). See Stir up a hornets' nest meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is stir up a hornets' nest?
Stir up a hornets' nest is a verb.
What is the past tense of stir up a hornets' nest?
The past tense of stir up a hornets' nest is stirred up a hornets' nest.

Words near stir up a hornets' nest in the dictionary

  1. stir shit
  2. stir someone's blood
  3. stir the embers
  4. stir the pot
  5. stir up
  6. stir up a hornets' nest
  7. stir up the animals
  8. stir-crazy
  9. stir-fried
  10. stir-fried ice cream
  11. stir-fried ice creams

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