词组 | make a stink |
释义 | Idiom create a stink (about something) and make a stink (about something); raise a stink (about something) Theme: ARGUMENT to make a major issue out of something; to make much over something; to make a lot of complaints and criticisms about something.(Slang.)Tom created a stink about Bob's remarks.Why did he make a stink about that?Tom is always trying to raise a stink. 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. make a (big) stink (about someone or something)and raise a (big) stink (about someone or something)Fig. to make trouble about someone or something. Why did you raise a big stink about it? Jim is making a stink about Alice. make a stink(about something) Go to create a stink (about something). make a stinkAlso, raise a stink. Create a great fuss; complain, criticize, or otherwise make trouble about something. For example, They promised to fix the printer today; you needn't make a stink about it, or The parents were raising a stink about the principal's new rules. This idiom transfers an offensive odor to a public fuss. [Mid-1800s] Also see make a scene. 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.make a stinkverbSee raise a stink about someone/something |
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