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"raise a stink" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to complain or make a big fuss about something. It can be used in a variety of situations, such as: - She decided to raise a stink about the unfair treatment of women in the workplace. - The community members are planning to raise a stink about the proposed construction of a new highway. - The customers threatened to raise a stink when they found out the restaurant had raised their prices. - I didn't want to raise a stink, but the landlord refused to fix the leaky faucet. - The parents raised a stink when they discovered that the school was cutting funding for music and art programs.
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raise a stink
verb
To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.
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While others might raise a stink, I'll salute.
I'm sorry I didn't raise a stink over it.
Americans anxious about keeping their jobs should raise a stink and hope that the court rebuffs the agency again.
But America, which included similar "Buy America" provisions in its own stimulus bill, may find it hard to raise a stink.
Will fans without satellite or cable access to the NFL Network raise a stink once they've witnessed a single game — with no more until Thanksgiving?
There was a time when the chief ministers of the states would arrive in the capital like indebted peasants to plead for funds from the masters of Delhi, but now they simply raise a stink when they don't get enough.
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Think that raises a stink?
Push a boat into the knee-deep lake and the mud raises a stink of sewage.
But when Western Republicans raised a stink, Mr. Clinton backed off, to the howl of environmentalists.
We couldn't go out, ran out of books to read and the kids raised a stink about being bored.
When people raised a stink about Apple's poor editorial judgment, the company reversed its position, which proves my point.
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