Hornet's nest

A group of people or a place these people engage in a confrontation of interests, land, politics, or ideas with a larger, more powerful group.

The city was called a hornet's nest of rebellion by a general of the British empire, so he didn't come back without his troops, and still faced defeat.

by Solid Mantis July 12, 2016

go stick your head in a hornet's nest

A less vulgar way to say "fuck off". I personally coined the phrase and used it once or twice on some motormouth who rubbed me the wrong way. Hornets are mean, six-legged bastards, even meaner than their cousins: the wasps.

Shemp: You couldn't let me do it. You had to gum up the works.

Larry: Ah, go stick your head in a hornet's nest.

by Stupidly Sophisticated September 16, 2020