ROCK THE BOAT

Meaning of ROCK THE BOAT in English

disturb or upset things, make waves

If you rock the boat, you may be asked to leave the project.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

ROCK THE BOAT — phrasal to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROCK THE BOAT — phrasal : to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a project trips should not be timed to rock the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCK THE BOAT — shake the boat sharply from side to side, break the equilibrium; make trouble, upset a stable situation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROCK THE BOAT — : to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK THE BOAT — to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROCK THE BOAT — informal disturb an existing situation. → boat
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROCK THE BOAT — ( informal ) to do sth that upsets a situation and causes problems : She was told to keep her …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK THE BOAT — see boat
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK THE BOAT — see boat
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ROCK THE BOAT — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble and risk losing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil a plan. …
Slang English vocab
ROCK THE BOAT — See ↑ PROBLEM 10
Longman Activator English vocab
ROCK THE BOAT — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble and risk losing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil a plan. …
Словарь английских идиом
ROCK THE BOAT — disturb or upset things, don't make waves If you rock the boat, you may be asked to leave the project.
English Idioms vocab
ROCK THE BOAT — v. phr. , informal To make trouble and risk losing or upsetting something; cause a disturbance that may spoil a …
American Idioms English vocabulary
ROCK THE BOAT — испортить дело, поставить под угрозу
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ROCK THE BOAT — испортить дело, поставить под угрозу
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ROCK — I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of mineral s. The three major classes of rock sedimentary , …
Английский словарь Британика
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOAT — I. ˈbōt, usu -d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English boot, from Old English bāt; akin to Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOAT — — boatable , adj. — boatless , adj. /boht/ , n. 1. a vessel for transport by water, constructed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOAT — I. ˈbōt noun Etymology: Middle English boot, from Old English bāt; akin to Old Norse beit boat Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK — noun ·see roc. 2. rock ·noun the striped bass. ·see under bass. 3. rock ·noun that which resembles a rock …
Webster English vocab
BOAT — vi to go or row in a boat. 2. boat ·vt to place in a boat; as, to boat oars. …
Webster English vocab
ROCK — [rock] vb [ME rokken, fr. OE roccian; akin to OHG rucken to cause to move] vt (12c) 1 a: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOAT — [boat] n [ME boot, fr. OE bat; akin to ON beit boat] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a small vessel for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCK
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — rock, Rock BrE AmE rɒk AmE rɑːk ▷ rocked rɒkt AmE rɑːkt ▷ rocking ˈrɒk ɪŋ AmE ˈrɑːk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROCK — / rɒk; NAmE rɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD MATERIAL 1. [ U , C ] the hard solid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOAT — / bəʊt; NAmE boʊt/ noun 1. a vehicle (smaller than a ship) that travels on water, moved by oars , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOAT — boat S1 W2 /bəʊt $ boʊt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: bat ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOAT — n. & v. --n. 1 a small vessel propelled on water by an engine, oars, or sails. 2 (in general …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOAT — n. & v. n. 1 a small vessel propelled on water by an engine, oars, or sails. 2 (in general …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — 1. n.1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Oxford English vocab
BOAT — n. & v. --n. 1. a small vessel propelled on water by an engine, oars, or sails. 2 (in general …
Oxford English vocab
ROCK — ( rocks, rocking, rocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rock is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOAT — ( boats) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A boat is something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boat rocks (= moves from side to side in the water ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOAT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOAT — [noun] [C] - a small vehicle for travelling on water, or (informal) a shipa rowing/sailing boata fishing boatWe took turns …
Cambridge English vocab
ROCK — n. phosphate rock Ayers Rock crystalline rock Dome of the Rock extrusive rock felsic rock Hudson Rock igneous rock intrusive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOAT — Synonyms and related words : almadia, argosy, ark, auto, autocar, automobile, auxiliary, barge, bark, bottom, bucket, buggy, bus, buss, canoe, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROCK — I. noun 1 hard, stony part of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard , solid ▪ Solid ~ is broken down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ROCK — n [ U ] 1. ( also rock music ) a type of modern popular music with a strong beat, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BOAT — n. vessel, craft, skiff, small craft, motor boat, speedboat, knockabout, runabout, yacht, motor yacht, sailing-yacht, Brit rowing-boat, sailing-boat, US row-boat, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks ≈ острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock ≈ непреклонен …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOAT — 1. сущ. 1) лодка; шлюпка; корабль; судно; подводная лодка to take the boat ≈ сесть на корабль to row boat …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOAT — boat.ogg 1. bəʋt n 1. 1> лодка; шлюпка; бот pair-oar four-oar boat - лодка с одной парой с двумя парами …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROCK — 1) (горная) порода 2) скальная порода; скальный грунт 3) камень • - abrasive rock - acidic rock - adjoining rock …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOAT — 1) лодка, шлюпка; катер; судно 2) электрон. лодка, лодочка ( для отбора проб или загрузки заготовок ) 3) кассета ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ROCK — 1) (горная) порода 2) скальная порода; скальный грунт 3) камень • - abrasive rock - acidic rock - adjoining rock - alkaline rock - asphalt rock - barren rock - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BOAT — 1) лодка, шлюпка; катер; судно 2) электрон. лодка, лодочка (для отбора проб или загрузки заготовок) 3) кассета (в микроэлектронной технологии) • - airfoil boat - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ROCK — 1) горнокаменный 2) камень 3) качать 4) качаться 5) колыхатся 6) порода 7) скальный грунт • air-leg rock drill — колонковая бурильная машина disintegration of broken rock — развал …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BOAT — 1) бот; лодка; шлюпка; катер; судно - crab boat - crew boat - derrick boat - dispatch boat - fire boat - flying boat - hydro-jet boat - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ROCK — _I rɒk n 1. скала, утёс the boat was wrecked on a rock - лодка разбилась о скалу as firm …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BOAT — 1. bəʋt n 1. 1> лодка; шлюпка; бот pair-oar four-oar boat - лодка с одной парой с двумя парами вёсел …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks — острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock — непреклонен …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BOAT — 1. сущ. 1) лодка; шлюпка; корабль; судно; подводная лодка to take the boat — сесть на корабль to row boat …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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