make waves

Speech parts

1. make waves - Verb

2. make waves - Phrase

Meaning

(idiomatic) To cause a disturbance.

(idiomatic) To upset the status quo.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make,‎ wave.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

ask for it rock the boat make a stink

Antonyms

simplify

Examples

Only 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

Words in the phrase

make waves

Close letter words and terms

make warm make water make watertight make way make way for make weak