| 词组 | make a stink (about something) |
| 释义 | 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. make a stinkverbSee raise a stink about someone/something make a stink about someone/somethingverbSee raise a stink about someone/something |
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