| 单词 | rock the boat |
| 释义 | rock the boatSEE SYNONYMS FOR rock the boat ON THESAURUS.COM Disturb a stable situation, as in An easygoing manager, he won't rock the boat unless it's absolutely necessary. This idiom alludes to capsizing a small vessel, such as a canoe, by moving about in it too violently. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Words nearby rock the boatrock spray, Rock Springs, rock squirrel, rock star, rock steady, rock the boat, rock thrush, rock tripe, rockumentary, rock up, Rockville The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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