rock the boat

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to do sth that upsets a situation and causes problems

   You wouldn't expect him to rock the boat.

In the movies · 5

• I'm not gonna rock the boat. Did I tell you about Max?Mighty Aphrodite1995
• Absolutely, no sense rocking the boat until then.Trading Places1983
• You wouldn't expect him to rock the boat.The Prestige2006
• They rock the boat, then...Mary Poppins Returns2018
• Hey, don't rock the boat.The Rundown2003
• Lenny, why rock the boat?Mighty Aphrodite1995
• Didn't want to rock the boat, is that it?Pride2014
• Well, why rock the boat, is what I'm thinking.500 Days of Summer2009

Learn it in full scenes

• Mighty Aphrodite1995
  • Lenny and Amanda Debate a Baby
  • Lenny and Amanda Name the Baby
  • Lenny and Amanda's Hamptons Fight

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• get your rocks off
• on the rocks
• steady as a rock
• shake the foundations of
• rock out