His criticisms of the president stirred up a hornet's nest.
他對董事長的批評造成眾憤難平.
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hornet
n
1 large type of wasp that can give a severe sting 大黃蜂; 馬蜂.
2 (idm 習語) a `hornet's nest attacks, criticism or abuse from several people, or angry quarrelling (一些人的)攻擊、 批評或辱罵; 憤怒的爭吵
His letter to the newspaper about racialism in schools has stirred up a real hornet's nest. 他給報紙寫的關(guān)於學校中存在種族歧視現(xiàn)象的信件引起了很大的麻煩.