| 单词 | to stir the pot |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stir the pot colloquial. to stir the pot: to cause trouble, esp. to provoke others vicariously; to incite conflict or controversy. Also in later use: to challenge the status quo. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > be in dissension or at variance [verb (intransitive)] > cause dissension to make strife1303 to make the feathers flyc1430 to stir the coals1539 to make mischiefc1572 to blow the bellows1590 to blow the fire1670 to stir the pot1826 to stir (also rouse) the possum1900 to mix it1950 1826 Caledonian Mercury 3 June As you have stirred the pot, let us see what will come next. 1968 Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) 18 Jan. 7/1 The Russians..just want to stir the pot to exploit inter-Arab and Arab–Israeli conflicts. 2013 S. Johnson Elysian Fields xv. 126 I was so afraid of screwing it up..that changing the status quo terrified me. As long as we'd been cosentinels, Alex wasn't willing to stir the pot, either. < as lemmas |
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