rock the boat

Nghĩa

to upset a calm situation and cause problems

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Ví dụ

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?

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ rock thay đổi: rocks, rocking, rocked. Thường dùng với not.