idiominformalC2to be veryactiveso that otherpeoplenoticeyou, often in a way thatintentionallycausestrouble:(故意)兴风作浪,挑起事端It'sprobablynot a goodideatostartmakingwavesinyourfirstweekin a newjob.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 phrasesUpsetting and destabilizing
bring
bringsomeonedown
delegitimize
destabilization
destabilize
disruptive
disruptively
knock/throwsomeonefor a loopidiom
loop
put the skids undersomethingidiom
rock
rock the boatidiom
scupper
stir
turn
unsettling
unspool
unspooling
upset
wave
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make waves| American Dictionary
make waves
idiomtoshockorupsetpeoplewith something new or different:When Istartedthejob, afriendtold me not to makewavesbecause themanagersdidn't likepeopletodisagreewith them.(Definition ofmake wavesfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/make-waves##