a wasp's nest

Examples (10)

• Don't bring up that topic; it's like stirring a wasp's nest.
• The journalist's exposé might disturb a wasp's nest of corruption in the government.
• He knew that confronting his boss about the pay cut would be like kicking a wasp's nest.
• Introducing new regulations often feels like poking a wasp's nest of public opinion.
• The company's decision to cut benefits quickly became a wasp's nest of employee discontent.
• She carefully avoided discussing politics at the family dinner, not wanting to open a wasp's nest.
• Their controversial proposal threatened to awaken a wasp's nest of opposition from local residents.
• The old historical dispute was a wasp's nest that no one dared to touch.
• By questioning the established hierarchy, he inadvertently stirred a wasp's nest of resentment among his colleagues.
• The sudden change in policy created a wasp's nest of legal challenges for the administration.