2hornets’ nestPROBLEMa situation in which there is a lot of trouble and quarrelling 騷動,大麻煩
The new production targets have stirred up a hornets' nest.
新的生産指標引起一片嘩然。
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stirred up a hornets' nest• Hersh's bookstirred up a hornet's nest in the media.
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hornet• A hornetarrived the following morning, loose-jointed, like a gunslinger.• But what about the bees and hornets?• Grass was growing inside it, and hornets, birds, and spiders were living in the eaves.• Finally, doctors hit the right spot, and the sound of angryhornets filled the operating room.• It was just like you see in the warmovies: It sounded like hornets coming over your head.• They turned out to be totally placid; just as well, since they are the size of hornets.