cause/kick up/make etc a stinkCOMPLAINto complain very strongly 强烈抱怨;大吵大闹 Activists have raised a stink about the shipments of nuclear waste. 积极分子就运送的几批核废物大做文章。
cause/kick up/make etc a stink• It's for your protection, so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink.• It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.• It will still contain plenty of business and mortgage borrowers to kick up a stink about base rates.
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