rock the boat

/ˌrɒk ðə ˈbəʊt/INFORMAL · C2
SA FILIPINO
Walang direktang katumbas
Literal na kahulugan: «ugain ang bangka»

Kahulugan

to upset a calm situation and cause problems

Manggulo sa payapang sitwasyon at magdulot ng problema.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1Everyone is happy with the new timetable, so please don’t rock the boat.
  2. 2Leo didn’t want to rock the boat by asking for a pay rise in his first month.
  3. 3The team finally gets along, and nobody wants to rock the boat by changing who sits where.
  4. 4My sister rocked the boat at the wedding by criticising the food in front of the guests.
  5. 5Why are you rocking the boat now, when the landlord has just agreed to fix everything?

Grammar

Ang rock lang ang nagbabago: rocks, rocking, rocked. Madalas itong ginagamit kasama ang not.

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