hornet's nest

Example Sentences

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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

He penned a memoir on growing up in the rural South as well as a book of poems, and he was the first president to write a novel — “The Hornet’s Nest,” about the South during the Revolutionary War.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Metastasis operation is like kicking the hornet’s nest,” said Gustavo Flores-Macías, a professor of government and public policy at Cornell University who specializes in Latin America.

From New York Times

They’re still no match for a guy who can wipe out a hornet’s nest with a stun gun.

From New York Times

“It would be like kicking the hornet’s nest for the court to get into the merits of this,” Gerhardt said.

From Seattle Times