| 释义 |
don't rock the boat do not upset people by trying to change a situation. You shouldn't sit there and say everything's fine, don't rock the boat. Usage notes: sometimes used without don't: Of course you'll want to rock the boat. To my mind, "make waves" & "rock the boat" are not syns, tho closely related, as rock the boat cannot be used to describe the creation of a new situation, whereas make waves can--SL, 9/02 Related vocabulary: keep your nose clean, make waves |