rock the boat
Barron's Business Dictionary:
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rock the boat
To upset the status quo. Someone who is rocking the boat is challenging the customary sequence of procedures or events.
| Robotics, Robot, Robert’s Rules | |
| Rocket Scientist, Role Playing, Rolling Stock |
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms:
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rock the boat
Disturb a stable situation, as in An easygoing manager, he won't rock the boat unless it's absolutely necessary. This idiom alludes to capsizing a small vessel, such as a canoe, by moving about in it too violently. [Colloquial; early 1900s]
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