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Definition: TO STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST |
TO STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST1. To provoke the attack of a swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. [Colloq.] |
| Language | Translations for "TO STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 薮蛇に成る (to put one's foot in one's mouth, you'll only make work for yourself). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | やぶへびになる (to put one's foot in one's mouth, you'll only make work for yourself). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | otay irstay upay aay ornet'shay estnay | ||||
Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "'-a-e-e-h-i-n-n-o-o-p-r-r-s-s-s-t-t-t-t-u" | |
-5 letters: unprotestantises. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 53 54 49 52 55 50 41 48 4F 52 4E 45 54 27 53 4E 45 53 54 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 00100000 01010011 01010100 01001001 01010010 00100000 01010101 01010000 00100000 01000001 00100000 01001000 01001111 01010010 01001110 01000101 01010100 00100111 01010011 00100000 01001110 01000101 01010011 01010100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O   S T I R   U P   A   H O R N E T ' S   N E S T |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 0053 0054 0049 0052 0055 0050 0041 0048 004F 0052 004E 0045 0054 0027 0053 004E 0045 0053 0054 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5449253544352255502352424952483954953248395354 |
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