rocking the boat
Example Sentences
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The couple have devised a low-wattage approach aimed at not rocking the boat in a bid to show that unshowy duty is what Britons want from their royal family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Bishop of Newcastle, who called for the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, talks to William Crawley on BBC Radio 4 about the price she's paid for rocking the boat.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2024
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
I took my place in the stem and sat gripping the gunwales with white-knuckled hands while Falconer climbed in, rocking the boat sickeningly, and the wherryman cast off.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
