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1 ■ stir up
■ stir upv. t. + avv.3 (fig.) eccitare; incitare; sobillare; fomentare ( la rivolta, ecc.); attizzare ( l'odio, ecc.) (► to stir, A, def. 2 e 3) □ (fig. fam.) to stir it up, fare il mestatore; agitare le acque (fig.); mettere zizzania □ (fig. fam.) to stir up a hornet's nest, sollevare un vespaio □ (fam.) to stir up mud, sollevare del fango (fig.); sollevare uno scandalo □ to stir up support, creare consenso ( nel popolo, ecc.). -
2 hornet
['hɔːnɪt]nome calabrone m.••* * *['ho:nit](a kind of large wasp.) calabrone* * *hornet /ˈhɔ:nɪt/n.(zool., Vespa crabro) calabrone● (fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest, suscitare (o stuzzicare) un vespaio.* * *['hɔːnɪt]nome calabrone m.••
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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 hornet s nest by changing the rules at school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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 hornet s nest by changing the rules at school./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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stir up a hornet's nest — cause major problems; agitate hornets in a nest … English contemporary dictionary
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