stir up phr v
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stir up a hornet's 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stir up a hornet's 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
stir in — phr verb Stir in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑flour, ↑ingredient, ↑powder, ↑sugar … Collocations dictionary
stir into — phr verb Stir into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑sugar … Collocations dictionary
stir up — phr verb Stir up is used with these nouns as the object: ↑agitation, ↑anger, ↑animosity, ↑controversy, ↑emotion, ↑feeling, ↑hatred, ↑interest, ↑memory, ↑trouble, ↑unrest … Collocations dictionary
stir — stir1 W3S3 [stə: US stə:r] v past tense and past participle stirred present participle stirring ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(mix)¦ 2¦(move slightly)¦ 3¦(leave a place)¦ 4¦(feelings)¦ 5¦(do something)¦ 6¦(cause trouble)¦ Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
stir — [[t]stɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ stirs, stirring, stirred 1) VERB If you stir a liquid or other substance, you move it around or mix it in a container using something such as a spoon. [V n] Stir the soup for a few seconds... [V n into n] There was Mrs… … English dictionary
stir\ up\ a\ hornet's\ 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 … Словарь американских идиом
top — [[t]tɒ̱p[/t]] ♦ tops, topping, topped 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing, oft N of n The top of something is its highest point or part. I waited at the top of the stairs. ...the picture at the top of the page... Bake the biscuits for 20 25 minutes,… … English dictionary
thank — [[t]θæ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦ thanks, thanking, thanked 1) CONVENTION (formulae) You use thank you or, in more informal English, thanks to express your gratitude when someone does something for you or gives you what you want. Thank you very much for your call … English dictionary
