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The phrase "afraid of making waves" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing someone who is hesitant to cause trouble or disrupt the status quo.
Example: "She decided to stay quiet during the meeting because she was afraid of making waves with her controversial opinion."
Alternatives: "worried about causing a stir" or "concerned about rocking the boat."
Idiom
Make waves.
If someone makes waves, they cause a lot of trouble.
Exact(4)
Jewish American leaders were apparently afraid of making waves, and of losing their own prominence.
Chicago's Mick Jenkins isn't afraid of making waves.
Prince always stood up for what he believed in and wasn't afraid of making waves.
Sozzani received her the medal from President Nicolas Sarkozy himself at the Élysée Palace and was praised not only for her talent but for being a risk-taker, someone who is not afraid of making waves on the way to making change.
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They are bored with their own lives, out of ideas, lacking in imagination, terrified of being themselves, afraid to make waves and all that; don't forget that they spite themselves and be compassionate toward them.
Most put up with violations of their rights for months or years, afraid to make waves and risk losing their paycheck.
Ms. Bravo of 9to5 says she believes that pregnancy discrimination cases are undercounted because many women are afraid to make waves.
But many are afraid to make waves.
This makes us afraid for our own jobs and afraid to make waves.
See 5. 7. Why is everyone so afraid to make waves?
I was afraid of making a mistake.
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