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单词 make waves
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make waves

informal

C2 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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make waves

to shock or upset people with something new or different:

When I started the job, a friend told me not to make waves because the managers didn't like people to disagree with them.
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