rocking the boat
Example Sentences
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I left multiple times and walked away from shows because I have money and I don’t mind rocking the boat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Some people were jerks, clearly unnerved that I was rocking the boat in Washington.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2022
The freight and vehicles in the garage, all loose, slid from starboard to port, and a large generator came untied, rocking the boat and plunging it into darkness.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022
He said many were reluctant to switch out of fear of "rocking the boat, particularly because of the prospect of credit checks".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2022
I followed him up the stairs, the waves rocking the boat up and down.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
