| Idiom | Make Waves |
|---|---|
| Example | I don't mean to make waves, but I don't agree with my curfew. |
| Meaning | to cause trouble; to upset matters; to create a disturbance |
| Origin | This 20th-century American saying refers to keeping waters still. If you want to sail peacefully on in your sailboat or float calmly on a raft, you don't want anybody making waves. That might rock the boat or even flip your raft over. A related idiom is "rock the boat" (see page 162). |
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