1. make waves - Verb
2. make waves - Phrase
(idiomatic) To cause a disturbance.
(idiomatic) To upset the status quo.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, wave.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgOnly those who row the boat make waves. Christina Dodd
Challenging the conventional wisdom is the way to make waves in science. James Lovelock
I didn't want to break with my family. I wasn't about to make waves. But I had this feeling I wanted to do something that I liked to do. Acting's what I liked to do most. There must have been a moment when I felt, 'Oh, my God, I like this and what am I going to do about it? Charles Kimbrough
Don't make waves. Belgian Proverb
Kash Doll continues to make waves. Source: Internet
Just as she revolutionized vegetarian cooking with her thimble-size Dirt Candy restaurant, she’s going to make waves with her first cookbook: Dirt Candy: A Cookbook, a first-of-its-kind, with inventive vegetarian and vegan recipes and edgy art. Source: Internet