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make waves
idiom informal
C2
to be very active so that other people notice you, often in a way that intentionally causes trouble: （故意）兴风作浪，挑起事端
It's probably not a good idea to start making waves in your first week in a new job.刚开始新工作的第一周就挑起事端可能不是个好主意。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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bring
bring someone down
delegitimize
destabilization
destabilize
disruptive
disruptively
diversionist
knock/throw someone for a loopidiom
loop
put the skids under somethingidiom
skid
stir
turn
unsettle
unsettling
unspool
unspooling
upset
wave
make waves | American Dictionary
make waves
idiom
to shock or upset people with something new or different:
When I started the job, a friend told me not to make waves because the managers didn't like people to disagree with them.
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