cause a stir
stir up the animals
disunite
backlash
controversialize
put the cat among the pigeons
set the heather on fire
consternate
brawl
ruffle some feathers
feed the flames
dispraise
upstir
enturbulate
frighten the horses
make waves
comb someone's hair the wrong way
sow dissent
get under one's goat
irritate
test someone's patience
drive a wedge between
draw fire
frustrate
discomfort
jump down someone's throat
uproar
clamor
provocate
disconcert
curl someone's hair
perturb
hullabaloo
get under someone's skin
raise eyebrows
stir
polemicise
rub someone the wrong way
get on someone's wick
polemise
polemicize
polemize
cue
raise Cain
beat
provoke
fill up
give someone ass cancer
put the wind up
scare the horses
set off
piss in someone's cornflakes
stir up
give someone the shits
importune
incite
instigate
tease