hornet's nest
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˌhɔː.nɪts ˈnest/us/ˌhɔːr.nɪts ˈnest/a verydifficultorunpleasantsituation,especiallyin which a lot ofpeopleget veryangryandcomplain:
（尤指引起公愤的）麻烦，困境Hisremarksabout thelackof good womentennisplayersstirredup a (real)hornet'snest.他那番关于缺少优秀女子网球选手的言论可真是捅了马蜂窝。
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
- a rough rideidiom
- abyss
- adversity
- atyourworstidiom
- Augean
- bad hair day
- emergence
- epidemic
- genie
- half nelson
- hardness
- have a bumpy rideidiom
- rabbit hole
- reversal
- rigour
- rollercoaster
- the Augean Stablesidiom
- the hard wayidiom
- vortex