hornet's nest

hornet's nest (plural hornet's nests)

1. Alternative form of hornets' nest
   • 2004, Rex Pickett, Sideways, St. Martin's Griffin, →ISBN, page 292:

     “Great! A guy getting off a night shift who hasn't been laid in years finds his wife in flagrante with some hamburger-faced guy who hightails it out the front door in his underwear. We're walking into a hornet's nest, Jackson.”