make a stink
Frequency: 7.04.5 per million words
to make a strong complaint or protest
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- If they don't fix the issue, I'm going to make a stink at the customer service desk.
- She decided to make a stink about the unfair treatment she received.
- Don't be afraid to make a stink if you believe your rights are being violated.
- The activists plan to make a big stink outside the city hall.
- He threatened to make a stink to the manager if his order wasn't corrected.
- Why did you make such a stink about a minor inconvenience?
- We need to make a stink collectively to get their attention.
- The residents have been making a stink about the new construction project for months.
- If you want change, sometimes you have to make a stink.
- His constant complaining started to make a stink among his colleagues.