Word info

make a scene

Verb

Meaning

make a scene (third-person singular simple present makes a scene, present participle making a scene, simple past and past participle made a scene)

(idiomatic) To bring unnecessary attention to oneself, especially through a public expression of tumultuous emotion.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

However, Malatesta persuades him not to say anything (Figliol non mi far scene – "Son, don't make a scene"), and he is forced to act as the final witness much to Don Pasquale's delight. Source: Internet

Tubman at first prepared to storm their house and make a scene, but then decided he was not worth the trouble. Source: Internet

I didn’t want to make a scene. Source: Internet

We raise girls to be polite, to compromise, not to make a scene. Source: Internet

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