HORNETS' NEST
(noun)
There are 2 meanings of the phrase
Hornets' Nest.
Definitions
Hornets' Nest - as a noun
A highly contentious or hazardous situation
Example: "Talk of invading iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Example Sentences
"When he criticized the company's management, he unknowingly kicked a hornets' nest."
"The journalist's article about corruption in politics stirred up a hornets' nest."
"The decision to cut public funding for education opened a hornets' nest of protests."
"The controversial law regarding immigration laws has become a hornets' nest of debates."
"Her attempt to expose the truth turned the neighborhood into a hornets' nest of rumors."