rock the boat

含义

to upset a calm situation and cause problems

打破平静的局面，惹出麻烦.

例句

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?

语法

只有 rock 变化形式：rocks、rocking、rocked。常与 not 连用。