Make a stink

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English

Verb

make a stink

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.

   If nothing happens when you ask nicely, make a stink until something gets done.