big stink
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Year after year, at my physical, I make a big stink about the chart remaining consistent.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2025
“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
“People caught on as they got to know him, but nobody made a big stink over it because if he didn’t, you didn’t. It kept him earning it all on his own, so to speak.”
From New York Times ● May 11, 2020
“No, but if she hadn’t made such a big stink about everything...”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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