Stir the Pot

What it means

Cause trouble deliberately, often for no reason beyond seeing what comes up.

Where it comes from

Stirring a pot brings whatever has settled at the bottom up through the whole thing again. That is precisely the accusation, and it explains why the phrase is never a compliment.

The puzzle it came from

Stir the Pot was the answer to the Phrasicle of November 22, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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