throw an ant into a sty

verb

To cause confusion.

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Meanings

verbthrow an ant into a sty (third-person singular simple present throws an ant into a sty, present participle throwing an ant into a sty, simple past threw an ant into a sty, past participle thrown an ant into a sty)

present singular third person throws an ant into a sty · participle present throwing an ant into a sty · past threw an ant into a sty · participle past thrown an ant into a sty

  1. UKcolloquialidiomaticTo cause confusion.
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APA

throw an ant into a sty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20an%20ant%20into%20a%20sty

MLA

“throw an ant into a sty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20an%20ant%20into%20a%20sty. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw an ant into a sty,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20an%20ant%20into%20a%20sty.

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