sow the seeds of discontent

sow the seeds of discontent
(или discord, dissention, doubt, strife, etc.)
   ceять ceмeнa paздopa, coмнeния и т. п., ceять poзнь How deftly, how cleverly, had not Emma sowed the seeds of doubt in his mind (J. Murdoch)

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