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raise a stink (about (so/sth)) definition

and make a stink (about (so/sth))

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to make a big issue about someone or something. : I hope you don't plan to make a stink about the problem. , If they use that kind of language with me, I'll raise a stink.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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raise a stink

see make a stink.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Raise a stink is always a great word to know.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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