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hornet [hɔ́:nit] samostalnik
zoologija sršen

to bring a hornets' nest about one's ears nakopati si jezo na glavo
to stir up a hornets' nest drezati v sršenovo gnezdo, razdražiti koga

sršénji sršénov

drezati v sršénje gnezdo to stir up a hornets' nest
ne drezati v sršénje gnezdo (figurativno) to let sleeping dogs lie