stir the pot

English

Verb

stir the pot (third-person singular simple present stirs the pot, present participle stirring the pot, simple past and past participle stirred the pot)

(figurative) To cause unrest or dissent.
- 2023 March 25, Dan Sabbagh, “Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
  Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack [title]

Synonyms

stir shit

Derived terms

pot stirrer

Translations

to cause unrest or dissent

Finnish: kylvää riitaa
French: semer la zizanie (fr), semer la pagaille (fr)
Italian: agitare le acque
Polish: zamieszać pf, wsadzać kij w mrowisko impf, wsadzić kij w mrowisko pf

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