单词 | stir up |
释义 | stir upSEE SYNONYMS FOR stir up ON THESAURUS.COM verb(tr, adverb) to set in motion; instigatehe stirred up trouble Words nearby stir upstirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump, stir up, stir up a hornets' nest, stishie, stishovite, stitch, stitch abscess Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with stir upstir up Mix together the ingredients or parts, as in He stirred up some pancake batter, or Will you stir up the fire? [Mid-1300s] Rouse to action, incite, provoke, as in He's always stirring up trouble among the campers, or If the strikers aren't careful they'll stir up a riot. [First half of 1500s] Also see stir up a hornets' nest. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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