Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, the sentence contains an idiom/phrase. You are to select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of this idiom/phrase.

His remarks about the country's foreign policies have stirred up a hornet's nest.

  1. It has invited severe criticism.

  2. It has been hailed as progressive.

  3. It has been deemed as unnecessary.

  4. None of these
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Explanation

To 'stir up a hornet's nest' means to start something that invites attacks or criticism.

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