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big stink



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Idioms and Phrases

A major scandal or furor. For example, If they don't improve the women's facilities, Marjorie will make a big stink about it . [Early 1800s]
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Year after year, at my physical, I make a big stink about the chart remaining consistent.

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In the chapter that opens with The Big Stink in London, you write, "Dictionary People showed a strong tendency toward innovation."

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A lot of sargassum would pile up on beaches, where it would decompose, attracting flies and causing a big stink.

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She says she doesn’t want to make a big stink about defending him because she thinks that could inflame some families more.

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“I’ve never been like someone who walks into a Walmart without a mask, looking to make a big stink,†said Rossi, who is vaccinated.

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