make waves
informalC2 to be very active so that other people notice you, often in a way that intentionally causes trouble:
It's probably not a good idea to start making waves in your first week in a new job.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Upsetting and destabilizing
- bring
- bring sb down
- delegitimize
- destabilize
- dislocate
- disrupt
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- loop
- put the skids under sth idiom
- rock
- rock the boat idiom
- scupper
- stir
- turn sth upside down idiom
- undercut
- undermine
- upset
- upside down
- wave
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