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To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
打破常規 /打破常规
(dǎpò chángguī)
— disturb the status quo
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Czech:
dělat vlny
— disturb the status quo
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Finnish:
keikuttaa venettä
— disturb the status quo
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French:
faire des vagues
— disturb the status quo
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Icelandic:
valda truflun
— disturb the status quo
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Icelandic:
valda óróa
— disturb the status quo
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Icelandic:
setja hlutina úr skorðum
— disturb the status quo
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Icelandic:
stofna málum í hættu
— disturb the status quo
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Icelandic:
spilla fyrir
— disturb the status quo
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Italian:
causare guai
— disturb the status quo
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Italian:
smuovere le acque
— disturb the status quo
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Polish:
wprowadzać zamęt
— disturb the status quo
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Polish:
wprowadzić zamęt
— disturb the status quo
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Russian:
раска́чивать ло́дку
(raskáčivatʹ lódku)
— disturb the status quo
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Swedish:
ställa till trassel
— disturb the status quo
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Swedish:
röra om i grytan
— disturb the status quo
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Swedish:
(inte) sitta still i båten
— disturb the status quo
