don't rock the boat



don't rock the boat

do not upset people by trying to change a situation You shouldn't sit there and say everything's fine, don't rock the boat.
Usage notes: sometimes used without don't: Of course you'll want to rock the boat.
Related vocabulary: keep your nose clean
See also: boat, rock

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cotton['kɔtn]
JillyJIL-eeEnglish
TraciTRAY-seeEnglish
Lidija-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Peretz-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Fernandofer-NAHN-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese