A hornet's nest
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4An unpleasant situation
बर्रे के छत्ते में हाथ डालना
That question stirred up a hornet's nest.
To stir up a hornet's nest is easy and hard to undo.
Daily use: Hornet's nest chhed diya.
Hornet = बड़ी, गुस्सैल ततैया। उसके छत्ते पर ढेला मारिए तो पूरा झुंड पीछे पड़ जाता है। इसलिए stir up a hornet's nest = बुरी, विवाद वाली situation भड़काना।
A hornet is a big, angry wasp. Throw a stone at its nest and the whole swarm chases you. So to stir up A HORNET'S NEST means to provoke an unpleasant, angry situation.
ज़्यादातर 'stir up a hornet's nest' (मुसीबत भड़काना) के रूप में आता है; options में 'provocation', 'pandemonium' आते हैं, antonym 'calm waters'।
Usually tested as 'stir up a hornet's nest' (to provoke trouble); 'provocation' and 'pandemonium' are related options, and 'calm waters' is the antonym.