raise a stink
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When the public or the political branches have a well-founded concern about a justice’s behavior, the best they can do is raise a stink and hope for the best.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2024
My advice if you get into a situation like this is to raise a stink with your insurer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
History tells us that in cases like this, someone will raise a stink about “protecting the kids,” though the fuss will really be about protecting adults and their idealized notions of childhood.
From Time ● Nov. 13, 2012
Now that will raise a stink, and it should.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2010
Buxton pointed out that the Swiss, who were neutral in the war, would raise a stink at having their territory used this way—well, he said, they’d just have to get over it.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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