STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST

Meaning of STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST in English

v. phr. To make many people angry; do something that many people don't like. The principal stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the rules at school.

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STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST — cause major problems; agitate hornets in a nest
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STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST — {v. phr.} To make many people angry; do something that many people don't like. * /The principal stirred up a …
Slang English vocab
STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST — {v. phr.} To make many people angry; do something that many people don't like. * /The principal stirred up a …
Словарь английских идиом
STIR UP A HORNET`S NEST — make many people angry, do something that many people don`t like He stirred up a hornet`s nest when he began …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORNET — calabron
English interlingue dictionary
HORNET — noun Etymology: Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old High German hornaz ~, Latin crabro Date: before …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEST — Structure built by an animal as a permanent home or for bearing and rearing offspring. The social insects build systems …
Английский словарь Британика
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STIR — I. R ˈstər, + vowel -tər.; - R -tə̄, + suffixal vowel -tər. also -tə̄r, + vowel in a following …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEST — I. ˈnest noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HORNET — ˈhȯrnə̇t, ˈhȯ(ə)n-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hernet, harnette, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEST — (n.) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy …
Английский словарь Webster
HORNET — (n.) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is …
Английский словарь Webster
NEST — ( n. ) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNET — ( n. ) A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STIR — stir 1 — stirrable , adj. — stirless , adj. — stirlessly , adv. /sterr/ , v. , stirred, stirring …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEST — — nestable , adj. — nester , n. — nestlike , adj. — nesty , adj. /nest/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNET — /hawr"nit/ , n. any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) , introduced into …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HORNET — n. stinging insect of the wasp family
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STIR — I. ˈstər verb ( stirred ; stir·ring ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styrian; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEST — I. ˈnest noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nest nest, Latin nidus Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HORNET — noun Etymology: Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnet; akin to Old High German hornaz hornet, Latin crabro Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
STIR — vi to rise, or be up, in the morning. 2. stir ·noun agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions. 3. stir ·vi …
Webster English vocab
NEST — vi to build and occupy a nest. 2. nest ·vt to put into a nest; to form a nest for. …
Webster English vocab
HORNET — noun a large, strong wasp. the european species (vespa crabro) is of a dark brown and yellow color. it is …
Webster English vocab
HORNET — ■ noun a large wasp which is typically red and yellow or red and black and usually nests in hollow …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STIR — [stir] vb stirred ; stir.ring [ME, fr. OE styrian; akin to OHG storen to scatter] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEST — [nest] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG nest nest, L nidus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a bed or receptacle …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HORNET — [hor.net] n [ME hernet, fr. OE hyrnet; akin to OHG hornaz hornet, L crabro] (bef. 12c): any of the larger …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEST — nest, Nest BrE AmE nest ▷ nested ˈnest ɪd -əd ▷ nesting ˈnest ɪŋ ▷ nests nests ▶ ˈ nest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HORNET — hornet BrE AmE ˈhɔːn ɪt -ət AmE \ ˈhɔːrn- ▷ hornet|s s ▶ ˈ hornet's nest BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — / stɜː(r); NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -rr- ) MIX 1. [ vn ] stir sth (into …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEST — / nest; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a hollow place or structure that a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNET — / ˈhɔːnɪt; NAmE ˈhɔːrnɪt/ noun a large wasp (= a black and yellow flying insect) that has a very powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STIR — I. stir 1 S3 W3 /stɜː $ stɜːr/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stirred , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEST — I. nest 1 /nest/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . BIRDS a place made or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HORNET — hor ‧ net /ˈhɔːnət, ˈhɔːnɪt $ ˈhɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hyrnet ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STIR — v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEST — n. & v. --n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIR — v. & n. v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEST — n. & v. n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIR — 1. v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1. tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a …
Oxford English vocab
NEST — n. & v. --n. 1. a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
HORNET — n. a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a serious sting. …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — ( stirs, stirring, stirred) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEST — ( nests, nesting, nested) 1. A bird’s nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. I …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNET — ( hornets) 1. A hornet is a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting. N-COUNT 2. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HORNET — (~s) 1. A ~ is a large wasp. Hornets live in nests and have a powerful sting. N-COUNT 2. If …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STIR — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breeze stirs/ruffles sth ▪ A light breeze stirred the waters of the bay. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird builds a nest ▪ By March many birds have already built nests. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HORNET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a wasps'/hornets' nest ▪ a wasps' nest in the attic EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIR — (MOVE) [verb] -rr- - to (cause to) move slightlyA light breeze stirred the leaves lying on the path. [T]The air …
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