Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “ stir up a hornet’s nest “ and it is a phrase meaning “to cause difficult situation; to make trouble; to create a troublesome/complicated situation (particularly with very angry reaction from a lot of people)”.
Example Sentence: Like the ghost of Hamlet’s father, the spirit of the 2019 government formation, which rattled Maharashtra, refuses to rest. Recently, in an interview to a news channel, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis stirred up a hornet’s nest when he stated that his attempt to form a government with NCP leader Ajit Pawar in November 2019 had the backing of NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
This phrase is present in The 2019 coup still haunts Maharashtra and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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