What Does “rock the boat” mean?
Definition:
If you rock the boat, you cause problems or disturbances.
Origin
The literal meaning of this idioms refers to the fact that if you make a boat move from side to side, this would cause it to rock and probably capsize.
Here are some famous people using this phrase:
“Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat.” Jean-Paul Sartre
“There are always a lot of people so afraid of rocking the boat that they stop rowing. We can never get ahead that way.” Harry S. Truman
Example(s)
You are new here! Please, don’t rock the boat.
I don’t think it’s the right time to rock the boat. Let’s wait and see.
Don’t rock the boat! Everything is fine here.
Don’t rock the boat in the meeting by bringing up controversial topics!
This idiom is in the travel category.
