make waves
informalDefinition
C2 to be very active so that other people notice you, often in a way that intentionally causes trouble: If a member of the Cabinet started making waves, the prime minister simply got rid of them.Upsetting and destabilizing
(Definition of make waves from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- destabilize verb
- dislocate verb
- disrupt verb
- disruptive adjective
- knock/throw sb for a loop idiom
- put the skids under sth idiom
- rock the boat idiom
- rock verb (SHOCK)
- scupper verb (SPOIL)
- stir verb (CAUSE EMOTION)
- turn (sth) upside down idiom
- undercut verb (DAMAGE)
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