- rock the boat
- phrasal to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation
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rock the boat
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rock the boat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble and risk losing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil a plan. * /The other boys said that Henry was rocking the boat by wanting to let girls into their club./ * /Politicians don t like to … Dictionary of American idioms
rock the boat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble and risk losing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil a plan. * /The other boys said that Henry was rocking the boat by wanting to let girls into their club./ * /Politicians don t like to … Dictionary of American idioms
Rock the Boat — can refer to:* Rock the Boat (Hues Corporation song), a 1974 number one single by Hues Corporation * Rock the Boat (Aaliyah song), a 2001 single by Aaliyah * Rock the Boat (TV movie), a 2000 television movie starring Amanda Donohoe and Jeremy… … Wikipedia
rock the boat — If you rock the boat, you destabilise a situation by making trouble. It is often used as advice; Don t rock the boat … The small dictionary of idiomes
rock the boat — ► rock the boat informal disturb an existing situation. Main Entry: ↑boat … English terms dictionary
rock the boat — [v] cause trouble complain, disagree, disturb, make a stink*, make waves*, not conform*, object, protest, stir things up*, upset the apple cart*; concepts 46,52,54,300 … New thesaurus
rock the boat — phrasal : to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a project trips should not be timed to rock the boat in countries where elections are being held Reporter * * * rock the boat To make things difficult for one s colleagues, create trouble … Useful english dictionary
rock the boat — If you rock the boat, you destabilise a situation by making trouble. It is often used as advice; Don t rock the boat . (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Rock the boat — If you rock the boat, you destabilise a situation by making trouble. It is often used as advice; Don t rock the boat … Dictionary of English idioms
rock\ the\ boat — v. phr. informal To make trouble and risk losing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil a plan. The other boys said that Henry was rocking the boat by wanting to let girls into their club. Politicians don t like to rock the… … Словарь американских идиом
rock the boat — informal to do or say something that causes problems, especially if you try to change a situation which most people do not want to change. We certainly don t want anyone rocking the boat just before the election. I tried to suggest a few ways in… … New idioms dictionary
