hornet's nest
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All that is to say, when Black moseyed into a Bluesky hornet’s nest about the upcoming HBO “Harry Potter” series, I honestly think he underestimated how much he’d get stung.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
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
The judges said when they directed the temple officials to produce complete files and records relating to the repair of the idols, "little did we realise, that we were in fact opening a hornet's nest".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
“It would be like kicking the hornet’s nest for the court to get into the merits of this,” Gerhardt said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
“Accuse you?” gasped Ranofer, aghast at the hornet’s nest he had stirred up.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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
“Of course, that’s the ticket! A hornets’ nest in a barrel.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
