set the cat among the pigeons 引起纷争;挑起轩然大波;鸡犬不宁
【例句】
The new vicar's a Marxist that'll set the cat among the pigeons!
新来的牧师是马克思主义者,这下子可要鸡犬不宁了。
That boy who missed class yesterday was not sick, but taking a holiday; when one of the other children said this in the teacher's hearing, that really set the cat among the pigeons!
昨天缺课的那个男孩并没有生病,而是给自己放了一天假;当另一个孩子说出这事被老师听到了时,的确惹了麻烦!
【例句】
The new vicar's a Marxist that'll set the cat among the pigeons!
新来的牧师是马克思主义者,这下子可要鸡犬不宁了。
That boy who missed class yesterday was not sick, but taking a holiday; when one of the other children said this in the teacher's hearing, that really set the cat among the pigeons!
昨天缺课的那个男孩并没有生病,而是给自己放了一天假;当另一个孩子说出这事被老师听到了时,的确惹了麻烦!