the cat among the pigeons meaning in English

人为刀俎，我为鱼肉

I then said that i had never known the services reduced to such a parlous condition . this fairly set the cat among the pigeons
接着我就说，我从来就不知道美国三军的力量削弱到如此危险的地步，我这话可引起了轩然大波。
The rich old lady really put the cat among the pigeons when she told her sons and daughters that she would leave everything to her gardener and nothing to them
有钱的老太太告诉她的儿女们，她将会把全部遗产留给园丁，而他们却一无所有。她真地是在制造混乱。