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dead tired

very tired, blotto, zonked After fighting the fire, they were dead tired - exhausted.

dog tired

very tired, exhausted, all in, done in Janis was dog tired after the series. She played every game.

sick and tired

dislike something, be annoyed with something I am sick and tired of his constant complaining.

stir up

cause some action to occur, rouse The man

stir up a hornet

make many people angry, do something that many people don

tire out

make very tired My father was tired out after working hard all day.

tired of

bored, not interested I'm tired of that song. I hear it every morning.

tired out

tired, weary, dog tired When our visitors left, I was tired out. I slept for hours.

shit stirrer

someone who deliberately makes trouble for other people

stir up a hornet's nest

Idiom(s): stir up a hornet's nest

Theme: TROUBLE

to create trouble or difficulties. (Informal.)
• What a mess you have made of things. You've really stirred up a hornet's nest.
• Bill stirred up a hornet's nest when he discovered the theft.

stir sth up

Idiom(s): stir sth up

Theme: TROUBLE

to cause trouble; to foment disagreement and difficulty.
• They stirred up quite a commotion.
• Who stirred up this matter?

stir sb up

Idiom(s): stir sb up

Theme: EXCITEMENT

to make someone angry or excited; to make someone get active.
• I need a cup of hot coffee to stir me up in the morning.
• Reading the newspaper always stirs up my father.

sick and tired of

Idiom(s): sick and tired of sb or sth

Theme: ANNOYANCE

disgusted and annoyed with someone or something. (Fixed order.)
• I'm sick and tired of Ann and her whistling.
• We are all sick and tired of this old car.

go stir-crazy

Idiom(s): go stir-crazy

Theme: CRAZINESS

to become anxious because one is confined. (Slang. Stir is an old criminal word for "prison.")
• If I stay around this house much longer, I'm going to go stir-crazy.
• John left school. He said he was going stir-crazy.

cause a stir

Idiom(s): cause a stir AND cause a commotion

Theme: DISTURBANCE

to cause people to become agitated; to cause trouble in a group of people; to shock or alarm people. (Notice the example with quite.)
• When Bob appeared without his evening jacket, it caused a stir in the dining room.
• The dog ran through the church and caused quite a commotion.

Stir the blood

If something stirs your blood, it arouses feelings or passions,.

Tired and emotional

(UK) This idiom is a euphemism used to mean 'drunk', especially when talking about politicians.

dead tired|dead|tired

adj. phr., informal Very tired; exhausted; worn out. She was dead tired at the end of the day's work.
Compare: DEAD ON ONE'S FEET.

sick and tired|sick|tired

adj. 1. Feeling strong dislike for something repeated or continued too long; exasperated; annoyed. Jane was sick and tired of always having to wait for Bill, so when he didn't arrive on time she left without him. John is sick and tired of having his studies interrupted. I've been studying all day, and I'm sick and tired of it.
Compare: FED UP.

stir up|stir

v. 1. To bring (something) into being, often by great exertion or activity; cause. It was a quiet afternoon, and John tried to stir up some excitement. Bob stirred up a fight between Tom and Bill.
Compare: WHIP UP². 2. To cause (someone) to act; incite to action or movement; rouse. The coach's pep talk stirred up the team to win. When Mary heard what Betty said about her, she became stirred up.

stir up a hornet's nest|hornet|hornet's nest|nest|

v. phr. To make many people angry; do something that many people don't like. The principal stirred up a hornet's nest by changing the rules at school.

entirety

entirety
in its entirety
as a whole; completely

spare tire

spare tire
Fat around one's middle, as in He's determined to lose ten pounds and that spare tire he's acquired. This expression transfers the term for an extra tire carried in cars in case of a flat tire to excess fat around the waist. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

stir

stir
In addition to the idioms beginning with stir, also see cause a commotion.
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- stir up
- stir up a hornets' nest

stir up a hornets' nest

stir up a hornets' nest
Make trouble, cause a commotion, as in Asking for an audit of the treasurer's books stirred up a hornets' nest in the association. This metaphoric term, likening hornets to angry humans, dates from the first half of the 1700s.

tired

tired
In addition to the idiom beginning with tired, also see dead on one's feet; sick and tired.