raise a stink (about something)
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.
raise a stink
verbSee raise a stink about someone/something
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raise a stink (about someone/something)
and make a stink (about someone/something) tv. to make a big issue about someone or something. I hope you don’t plan to make a stink about the problem. If they use that kind of language with me, I’ll raise a stink.
See also: raise, someone, something, stink
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- raise a stink
- 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