make a stink about someone/something

make a stink (about something)

To be very vocal in one's displeasure about something; to make a scene. My mom made a stink when the store refused to accept her return without a receipt. One of the customers is making a stink about the service charge we included on his bill.

See also: make, stink

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make a stink about someone/something

verb

See raise a stink about someone/something

See also: make, someone, something, stink

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