flutter the dovecote

Etymology
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.”

Verb

 * 1)  To create a disturbance, usually within a group of people who are generally placid and unexcited.