flutter in the dovecote

Etymology
Probably from, possibly from  (written ; published 1623) by the English playwright (1564–1616), Act V, scene vi (spelling modernized): “[L]ike an eagle in a dovecote, I / Fluttered your Volcians in Corioles.”

Noun

 * 1)  A disturbance, usually one caused within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Russian: переполо́х в курятнике