stir the pot

stir the pot

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stir the pot (third-person singular simple present stirs the pot, present participle stirring the pot, simple past and past participle stirred the pot)

  1. (figurative) To cause unrest or dissent [with with].
    • 2023 March 25, Dan Sabbagh, “Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      Ukrainian top brass stirs the pot with talk of Bakhmut counterattack [title]
    • 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:
      [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.

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