stir the pot

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stir the pot

verb stirs the pot · stirring the pot · stirred the pot

  1. figuratively To cause unrest or dissent [with with]. Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack [title]

    Similar: stir shit

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verb to cause unrest or dissent

Françaissemer la zizanie, semer la pagaille
Italianoagitare le acque

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@misc{stir_the_pot_2026,
  title = {stir the pot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stir%20the%20pot},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}