CREATE A STINK (ABOUT SOMETHING)

create a stink (about something): translation

create a stink (about something) & make a stink (about something) & raise a stink (about something)

Fig. to make a major issue out of something; to make much over something; to make a lot of complaints and criticisms about something. •

Tom created a stink about Bob's remarks.

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Why did he make a stink about that?

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Tom is always trying to raise a stink.