| 释义 |
rock the boat informal Say or do something to disturb an existing situation and upset people: I don’t want to rock the boat...- It is obviously easier to move one person, who is not going to rock the boat, than two, who have rocked the boat, and have got off a discipline proceedings.
- They are upset that anyone is now rocking the boat and might endanger their hopes to become enriched.
- They feel compelled to be careful about what they say so as not to upset the people around them or rock the boat.
See parent entry: boat |