verb
Meaning 1
To cause alarm, fuss, or agitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
put the cat among the pigeons
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: de knuppel in het hoenderhok gooien — Translations
- Finnish: herättää huolta — Translations
- French: jeter un pavé dans la mare — Translations
- French: enfermer le loup dans la bergerie — Translations
- Polish: wsadzać kij w mrowisko — Translations
- Polish: wsadzić kij w mrowisko — Translations
- Scottish Gaelic: cuir an clamhan gobhlach am measg nan cearc — Translations