big stink
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Another big game, another big stink.
From Los Angeles Times
Instead the foundation raised a big stink, saying they hadn’t given permission to the admakers to use excerpts of the speech — which was in the public domain, so they had no say in the matter — and insisting that it misrepresented him.
From Salon
Year after year, at my physical, I make a big stink about the chart remaining consistent.
From Slate
In the chapter that opens with The Big Stink in London, you write, "Dictionary People showed a strong tendency toward innovation."
From Salon
A lot of sargassum would pile up on beaches, where it would decompose, attracting flies and causing a big stink.
From Slate
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