make a stink about someone/something

make a stink (about something)

To be very vocal in one's displeasure about something; to make a scene. My mom made a stink when the store refused to accept her return without a receipt. One of the customers is making a stink about the service charge we included on his bill.
See also: make, stink
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

make a stink about someone/something

verb
See raise a stink about someone/something
See also: make, someone, something, stink
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • make a stink
  • make a stink (about something)
  • raise a stink
  • raise a stink (about something)
  • raise a stink about someone/something
  • create a stink
  • kick up/make/create/raise a stink
  • kick up a stink
  • stank
  • stink