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make a stink





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I suppose that I may be in a minority of reviewers to make a stink about this, but I really wish Razer had built in a 3.5mm jack for wired listening.

From The Verge Jul. 3, 2022

There’s a reason Romo knew he couldn’t make a stink about getting his old job back.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2017

“I don’t think we should be addressing issues like this on an ad hoc basis. It certainly incentivizes companies to make a stink and say: ‘We’re going to leave, too.

From Washington Post Dec. 1, 2016

Even if they objected to getting pushed around by Uncle Sam behind closed doors, they had little incentive to make a stink about it, as doing so could jeopardize their business by raising suspicions.

From Slate Feb. 26, 2015

As smart as he is, Luke doesn’t make a stink about it.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea




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