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big stink

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  1. A major scandal or furor. For example, If they don't improve the women's facilities, Marjorie will make a big stink about it. [Early 1800s]


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“We were just having a conversion because obviously there was a big stink that was made out of it last year, right?”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2022

On my way to check out the big stink in Carson, I felt like I was driving into a storm of environmental hazards.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2021

You all raised a big stink about Apple’s ad tracking prompt for iPhone apps last year, saying it was anti-competitive and going to hurt small businesses.

From The Verge • Aug. 11, 2021

He said a few fans “make a big stink out there — a few knuckleheads who wreck it.”

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2021

She called up Jane's mother and made a big stink about it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

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