Stir the possum Australia informal verb phrase
To provoke or propagate a contentious or divisive issue.
She was arrested for stirring the possum with her social media post about riots.
The government's unwillingness to deal with the problem is stirring the possum.
To propagate rumors.
1. To protrude or stand upright.
2. To attach something to a high point on a vertical surface so that it may be viewed or displayed.
3. To lift and keep something aloft.
4. To rob someone or something with a gun or other weapons.
1. To raise or pick someone or something up.
2. To make someone feel better, more confident, or satisfied.
1. If you say that someone provokes you to do something, you mean that he impels, stirs, or induces you to make a move.
2. If you say that something provokes you to something, you mean that it drives you to an angry or outraged emotional state or response.
The verb "stir" should be conjugated according to its tense.