rock the boat

rock the boat

English

Verb

rock the boat

1. (idiomatic) To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.

   I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat.

Synonyms

• make waves; see also Thesaurus:nonconform

Translations

disturb the status quo

Czech: dělat vlny Icelandic: valda truflun (is), valda óróa (is), setja hlutina úr skorðum, stofna málum í hættu, spilla fyrir

Italian: causare guai Russian: раска́чивать ло́дку (ru) impf (raskáčivatʹ lódku)