| a large amount of activity, trouble, hostility, or animosity: His investigation stirred up a hornet's nest, resulting in major shifts in personnel. |
| hornet's nest | |
noun | |
| 1. | a highly contentious or hazardous situation; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest" |
| 2. | habitation for wasps or hornets [syn: wasp's nest] |