put the cat among the pigeons

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Определение put the cat among the pigeons в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

To cause alarm

Professor Stephen Hawking put the cat among the pigeons last week with his cheery remarks about comet Machholz-2, which some astronomers believe could be heading our way. — The Times, 19 September 1994.

Put (or set) the cat among the pigeons: say or do something likely to cause trouble or controversy

Расстановка переносов

put the cat a·mong the pigeons

Турецкое произношение

pût dhi kät ımʌng dhi pîcınz

Произношение

/ˈpo͝ot ᴛʜē ˈkat əˈməɴɢ ᴛʜē ˈpəʤənz/ /ˈpʊt ðiː ˈkæt əˈmʌŋ ðiː ˈpɪʤənz/