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21rock 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 …
22rock 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 …
23don't rock the boat — do not upset people by trying to change a situation. You shouldn t sit there and say everything s fine, don t rock the boat. Usage notes: sometimes used without don t: Of course you ll want to rock the boat. To my mind, make waves & rock the boat …
24rock\ 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… …
25don't rock the boat — If you tell someone not to rock the boat, you are asking them to do nothing that might cause trouble or upset a stable situation. After the recent riots, it was decided not to rock the boat by introducing strict measures …
26rock the boat — shake the boat sharply from side to side, break the equilibrium; make trouble, upset a stable situation …
27don't rock the boat — do not cause a change, do not upset anybody If the team is winning, don t rock the boat. Don t change anything …
28rock the boat — disturb or upset things, don t make waves If you rock the boat, you may be asked to leave the project …
29rock 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 …
30rock the boat — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. Sl. *make waves, disturb, protest, *make a stink, complain, stir things up, challenge the status quo, *upset the apple cart, agitate, rebel …
