Synonym of when you mess with the bull, you get the horns

(informal) If you provoke somebody, you can expect an aggressive reaction.

A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting. / A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.

plural of hornet

(soccer) someone connected with Watford Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Made of or consisting of horn; full of horns.

The condition of being horned.

plural of horner

Someone who works or deals in (animal) horn or horns. / (obsolete) Someone who blows a horn (the musical insturment); a hornblower. / (obsolete) Someone who cuckolds.

(Scotland, dated) A sand eel.