make waves

[nickel]

Πολλές και διαφορετικές οι σημασίες. Δεν υπάρχει σε αγγλοελληνικά λεξικά (νομίζω). Ο τρίτος ορισμός με καλύπτει περισσότερο, αλλά για όλες τις σημασίες δεχόμαστε προτάσεις. TIA.

make waves

1. Sl. to cause difficulty. (Often in the negative.) Just relax. Don't make waves. If you make waves too much around here, you won't last long.
   - McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
   
2. to change an existing situation in a way which causes problems or upsets people: Some workers felt it was not the time to make waves by organizing a union. Our culture encourages us to fit the norm and not to make waves.
   - Cambridge Idioms Dictionary.
   
3. shock or upset people with something new or different: Her clothes have made waves on the fashion scene around the world.
   Usage notes: often used in the form not make waves: We decided not to make waves with our parents and agreed to have a real wedding.
   Related vocabulary: don't rock the boat
   - Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
   
4. to be very active so that other people notice you, often in a way that intentionally causes trouble: If a member of the Cabinet started making waves, the prime minister simply got rid of them.
   - Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

 

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[daeman]

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