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subst.vepsebolbring a hornet's nest about one's ears eller stir up a hornet's nest ( overført) stikke hånden i et vepsebol -
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wespennesthornet's nest♦voorbeelden: -
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'hor·net's nest nHornissennest ntPHRASES:to stir up a [real] \hornet's nest in ein Wespennest stechen -
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hor.net’s nest[h'ɔ:nits nest] n fig vespeiro. to stir up a hornet’s net mexer em vespeiro, em casa de marimbondo. -
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1) Общая лексика: осиное гнездо2) Военный термин: район ожесточённого обстрела, аэродром (противника)3) Космонавтика: пусковая установка -
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Pol., fig. guêpierEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > hornet's nest
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разг. район ожесточенного обстрела; аэродром ( противника) -
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Осиное гнездоDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Hornet's nest
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(a hornet's nest (тж. a nest of hornets))осиное гнездо, нечто таящее опасность; ≈ пороховая бочка; см. тж. arouse a nest of hornets‘I have been a scribbler for years. If I am to come to the fore at all it must be by writing.’...I... asked what question he felt a special desire to burn his fingers with in the first instance. ‘Marriage,’ he rejoined promptly... ‘That,’ said I drily, ‘is a hornets' nest indeed.’ ‘Yes,’ said he no less drily, ‘but hornets' nests are exactly what I happen to like.’ (S. Butler, ‘The Way of All Flesh’, ch. LXXXIV) — - Я много лет был писателем. И только литературная работа даст мне возможность выдвинуться....Я... спросил, на каком вопросе ему особенно хочется обжечься. - На проблеме брака, - сейчас же ответил он. - Это, - сказал я сухо, - все равно что поджечь бочку с порохом. - А я как раз и люблю фейерверки, - не менее сухо ответил он.
Sticking his fist directly into Willoughby's hornet's nest of personal relationships, plans, games, and combinations meant open war. (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book VI, ch. 7) — Запустить руку прямо в осиное гнездо личных связей Уиллоуби, его планов, замыслов и махинаций - значило объявить ему открытую войну.
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(тж. a nest of hornets)ocинoe гнeздo, нeчтo тaящee oпacнocтьTell me all about this political hornet's nest I seem to have walked into (J. Wain). But critics say the... tax has...-spawned yet another hornet's nest of complicated Internal Revenue Service regulations (USA Today) -
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zich in een wespennest steken, zich vijanden op de hals halen, een storm van verontwaardiging tegen zich doen opsteken
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hornet's nest — n. Informal a situation fraught with trouble, hostility, risk, etc … English World dictionary
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hornet's nest — n. angry reaction to stir up a hornet s nest * * * [ angry reaction ] to stir up a hornet s nest … Combinatory dictionary
hornet's nest — noun Date: circa 1740 1. a troublesome or hazardous situation 2. an angry reaction < must have known that his frank comments…would stir up a hornet s nest U.S. Investor > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hornet's nest — a large amount of activity, trouble, hostility, or animosity: His investigation stirred up a hornet s nest, resulting in major shifts in personnel. [1730 40] * * * … Universalium
hornet's nest — nest made by wasps; mess, trouble … English contemporary dictionary
Hornet's Nest (novel) — infobox Book | name = Hornet s Nest title orig = translator = image caption = Cover Art from UK edition author = Patricia Cornwell illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = genre = Crime publisher = Berkly pub date =… … Wikipedia
hornet's nest — hor′net s nest n. a large amount of trouble or hostility … From formal English to slang
hornet's nest — /ˈhɔnəts nɛst / (say hawnuhts nest) noun a great deal of trouble, hostility …
To stir up a hornet's nest — Hornet Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English