raise a stink
Related to raise a stink: pass along, liven up, at first, To take care of, take the hint
raise a stink (about something)
To be very vocal in one's displeasure (about something); to make a scene (about something). My mom raised a stink when the store refused to accept her return without a receipt. One of the customers is raising a stink about the service charge we included on his bill.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
raise a (big) stink
(about someone or something) Go to make a (big) stink (about someone or something).
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raise a stink
(about something) Go to create a stink (about something).
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
kick up/make/create/raise a ˈstink (about something)
(informal) show that you are angry about a situation, often by protesting in public: He kicked up a stink about the noise from the new nightclub, writing to all the papers and complaining to the council.See also: create, kick, make, raise, stink, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
raise a stink
verbSee raise a stink about someone/something
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- raise a stink (about something)
- raise a stink about someone/something
- make a stink
- make a stink (about something)
- make a stink about someone/something
- create a stink
- kick up/make/create/raise a stink
- kick up a stink
- stank
- stink