stir the pot en · VERB
Meanings
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(figuratively) To cause unrest or dissent [with with].
Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack [title]
2023 March 25, Dan Sabbagh, “Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:[Dario] Amodei is careful not to stir the pot any further with [Sam] Altman but is hopeful that if sufficient momentum can be built among a core of AI companies, then everyone will feel compelled to come on board.
2026 April 18, John Thornhill, “Lunch with the FT: Dario Amodei”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stirring the pot | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stirred the pot | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| stirred the pot | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| stirs the pot | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
fi kylvää riitaa (to cause unrest or dissent) · pl wsadzić kij w mrowisko (to cause unrest or dissent) · nl stoken (to cause unrest or dissent) · pl wsadzać kij w mrowisko (to cause unrest or dissent) · fr semer la zizanie (to cause unrest or dissent) · fr semer la pagaille (to cause unrest or dissent) · it agitare le acque (to cause unrest or dissent)