hornet's nest
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Curiously, I never really got angry at the North Koreans, on the assumption that if you kick the hornet’s nest and get stung, you can’t really blame the hornets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
They’re still no match for a guy who can wipe out a hornet’s nest with a stun gun.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
The Seahawks are heading into a hornet’s nest Sunday in Detroit.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
They were trying to locate and destroy a hornet's nest after a positive identification nearby.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2023
“But instead of destroying the file, you raised a whole hornet’s nest of mess.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
In the meantime, the committee acted as if it knew it was about to make history and stir up a hornets’ nest of trouble, passing the subpoena motion unanimously in four minutes with no debate.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2024
By Wednesday, he was in the center of a hornets’ nest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
Such propositions might seem simple, but arguing against economic growth, Dr. Daly wrote in a foreword to Mr. Victor’s book, was like poking “a big hornets’ nest with a short stick.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
He also said any investigation should look into whether or not there was "a real hornets' nest of other WW2 criminals" working for the UK.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2021
It reminded Selmy of the sound a hornets’ nest might make an instant before hornets all came boiling out.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
