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hornets' nest

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hor·nets' nest   (hôr'nĭts)   
n.  A violent or highly contentious situation: "such diplomatic hornets' nests as [the] expulsion of Asians from Uganda" (Christian Science Monitor).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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