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/ˌhɔː.nɪts ˈnest/
a very difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in which a lot of people get very angry and complain
(尤指引起公愤的)麻烦,困境
stir up
激起;煽动;搅拌;唤起
stir up a hornet's nest
捅马蜂窝
Why are you trying to stir up a hornet's nest?
你为什么要去捅马蜂窝呢?
His remarks about the lack of good women tennis players stirred up a (real) hornet's nest.
他那番关于缺少优秀女子网球选手的言论可真是捅了马蜂窝。