دیکشنری فارسی

hornet's nest

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

Combination of 'hornet' and 'nest'. Metaphorical use dates from the late 16th century.

مثال

  • He discovered a hornet's nest in the attic.
  • His comments stirred up a real hornet's nest of controversy.
  • The proposed development has become a political hornet's nest.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Stir up a hornet's nest Open a hornet's nest Political hornet's nest

تعریف انگلیسی

noun
  1. a highly contentious or hazardous situation “talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest”
  2. habitation for wasps or hornets

همین دیکشنری روی گوشی

همهٔ ۲۹۱٬۲۱۲ واژه، بدون نیاز به اینترنت.

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