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stir Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

cause a stir

Idiom[s]: cause a stir AND cause a commotion

Theme: DISTURBANCE

to cause people to become agitated; to cause trouble in a group of people; to shock or alarm people. [Notice the example with quite.]
When Bob appeared without his evening jacket, it caused a stir in the dining room.
The dog ran through the church and caused quite a commotion.

go stir-crazy

Idiom[s]: go stir-crazy

Theme: CRAZINESS

to become anxious because one is confined. [Slang. Stir is an old criminal word for "prison."]
If I stay around this house much longer, I'm going to go stir-crazy.
John left school. He said he was going stir-crazy.

shit stirrer

someone who deliberately makes trouble for other people

stir

stir
In addition to the idioms beginning with stir, also see cause a commotion.
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- stir up
- stir up a hornets' nest

stir sb up

Idiom[s]: stir sb up

Theme: EXCITEMENT

to make someone angry or excited; to make someone get active.
I need a cup of hot coffee to stir me up in the morning.
Reading the newspaper always stirs up my father.

stir sth up

Idiom[s]: stir sth up

Theme: TROUBLE

to cause trouble; to foment disagreement and difficulty.
They stirred up quite a commotion.
Who stirred up this matter?

Stir the blood

If something stirs your blood, it arouses feelings or passions,.

stir up

cause some action to occur, rouse The man

stir up a hornet

make many people angry, do something that many people don

stir up a hornet's nest

Idiom[s]: stir up a hornet's nest

Theme: TROUBLE

to create trouble or difficulties. [Informal.]
What a mess you have made of things. You've really stirred up a hornet's nest.
Bill stirred up a hornet's nest when he discovered the theft.

stir up a hornet's nest|hornet|hornet's nest|nest|

v. phr. To make many people angry; do something that many people don't like. The principal stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the rules at school.

stir up a hornets' nest

stir up a hornets' nest
Make trouble, cause a commotion, as in Asking for an audit of the treasurer's books stirred up a hornets' nest in the association. This metaphoric term, likening hornets to angry humans, dates from the first half of the 1700s.

stir up|stir

v. 1. To bring [something] into being, often by great exertion or activity; cause. It was a quiet afternoon, and John tried to stir up some excitement. Bob stirred up a fight between Tom and Bill.
Compare: WHIP UP2. 2. To cause [someone] to act; incite to action or movement; rouse. The coach's pep talk stirred up the team to win. When Mary heard what Betty said about her, she became stirred up.