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Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.
Jean-Paul Sartre

Meaning of "rock the boat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCK THE BOAT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCK THE BOAT

rock oil
rock opera
rock painting
rock partridge
rock pigeon
rock pipit
rock plant
rock pool
rock python
rock rabbit
rock salmon
rock salt
rock samphire
rock snake
rock star
rock steady
rock tripe
rock up
rock wallaby
rock wool

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCK THE BOAT

banana boat
boat
canal boat
cargo boat
fishing boat
flat-bottomed boat
flying boat
gravy boat
in the same boat
jet boat
miss the boat
narrow boat
paddle boat
patrol boat
pilot boat
pleasure boat
PT boat
rowing boat
sailing boat
sauce boat
torpedo boat

Synonyms and antonyms of rock the boat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ROCK THE BOAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rock the boat» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rock the boat

Translation of «rock the boat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCK THE BOAT

Find out the translation of rock the boat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rock the boat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rock the boat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

捣乱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mover el bote
570 millions of speakers

English

rock the boat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नाव रॉक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صخرة القارب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раскачивать лодку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balançar o barco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নৌকাটি দোলাও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tanguer le bateau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batu bot itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rock das Boot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

事を荒立てる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보트를 흔들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rock ing prau
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gây xáo trộn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படகு ராக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोट रॉक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tekneyi sallamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affondare la barca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rock The Boat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розгойдувати човен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

valuri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταράξει τα νερά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rock die boot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

still i båten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rocke båten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rock the boat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK THE BOAT»

The term «rock the boat» is regularly used and occupies the 83.320 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK THE BOAT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rock the boat

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QUOTES WITH «ROCK THE BOAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rock the boat.
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Jean-Paul Sartre
Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK THE BOAT»

Discover the use of rock the boat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rock the boat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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It's time to rock the boat: a call to God's people to rise ...
Here is a book whose time has come. It is a radical, noncompromising, no-excuse call to genuine Christian activism: intercessory prayer and the action that one must take as a result of that prayer.
Michael L. Brown, 1993
2
Don't Rock the Boat!
A group of animal friends share a boat ride so that they will keep nice and clean on their way to Grey Donkey's party.
Sally Grindley, 2001
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Whatever Happened to the Power of God? & It's Time to Rock ...
This book asks the questions you have always wanted to ask and confronts you with answers that will change your life. Find out what's holding back the power of God!
Michael Brown, 2012
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Don't Rock the Boat: The Untold Story of the Women's Rowing ...
"At a critical stage of the womens rowing eight final at the 2004 Athens Olympics, Australian rower Sally Robbins suddenly put down her oar and lay back in the boat.
Peter Wilkins, 2008
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The Seven Fatal Management Sins: Understanding and Avoiding ...
Closely allied with the simplistic fix is the "don't rock the boat" syndrome. Many insecure managers feel that "rocking the boat" will get them noticed, and if their actions are viewed by others as less than "perfect," they run the risk of damaging  ...
John W. Collis, 1998
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Metaphor and Corpus Linguistics
The most frequent idiomatic use of rock is rock the boat, meaning "disturb or criticize accepted ways of doing things"; 3. The expression rock the boat is almost always used after phrases expressing negativity, such as: (3) ... too concerned with ...
Alice Deignan, 2005
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Rocking the Boat: Union Women's Voices, 1915-1975
Chapter 8 Sometimes You Have to Rock the Boat Dorothy Haener, United Auto Workers (1918- ) In 1966 Dorothy Haener was among a dozen women who sat in a hotel room with Betty Friedan in Washington, D.C., and developed the concept  ...
Brigid O'Farrell, Joyce L. Kornbluh, 1996
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American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today
Audience reaction to one of their songs, "Rock the Boat," convinced him to put it out as their next single. "Rock the Boat" promptly sank upon its release to the public, but then a strange underground movement — later classified as the disco  ...
Jay Warner, 1992
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
rock the boat informal If you rock the boat, you do or say something that will upset people or cause problems: Don 't rock the boat until the negotiations are finished. ^phrasal verb rock up informal to arrive somewhere; turn up: They rocked up ...
‎2008
10
Don't rock the boat!: the story of the miraculous catch
Great Bible stories in simple words. This series of Me Too books has been updated in a new, exciting format. Aimed at children aged 3+, this series has become a key teaching aid.
Marilyn Lashbrook, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCK THE BOAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rock the boat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rock the Boat Music Festival set for Saturday
Although the VIP section is sold out, there are still plenty of other tickets remaining for the second annual Rock the Boat event and Noye is confident they will ... «Journal Pioneer, Jul 15»
2
Rock the Boat concert returns to Tyne Valley Oyster Festival
Rock the Boat is coming back to the Tyne Valley Oyster Festival after proving to be a major draw in its inaugural year last year. The 2014 Tyne Valley Oyster ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Ferry presents live concerts on the lawn, Rock the Boat cruises
Food and beverages will be available for purchase at On the Rocks, the ferry's ... The ferry also offers Rock the Boat evening cruises with live music every Friday ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
4
Cape May-Lewes Ferry's "Rock the Boat" Cruise
Boatloads of great live music! Get ready to “Rock the Boat!” this summer aboard the Cape May – Lewes Ferry! Ready those dancing shoes and rock on as the ... «Cape May County Herald, Jul 15»
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Don't let Tweya rock the boat
THE minister of information's explosion on the media scene and indeed his utterances so far appear not to be sitting well with most journalists. Tjekero Tweya's ... «Namibian, May 15»
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'The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills' Rock The Boat In Amsterdam …
OK, now this is what I'm talking about. The second full episode with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills out of their natural habitat and in Amsterdam started off ... «Bustle, Mar 15»
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Thousands take in Tyne Valley Rock the Boat Festival
TYNE VALLEY — There's no doubts in the organizers' minds that the 51st annual Tyne Valley Oyster Festival will play host to its second annual Rock the Boat ... «The Guardian Charlottetown, Aug 14»
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The Hues Corporation's 'Rock the Boat'
While the first pure disco recording has long been debated, one of the earliest was the Hues Corporation's "Rock the Boat," which initially appeared on the ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 14»
9
Home insulation industry rep told 'not to rock the boat', inquiry hears
An insulation industry member was told “not to rock the boat” when he warned Australian government bureaucrats about the safety risks inherent in its home ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
10
On board the music cruise phenomenon: Why Australians love to …
This year's Rock the Boat 3, for example, featured Jimmy Barnes and Mental as Anything, while Rock the Boat 4 departing Sydney next October will be hosted by ... «Herald Sun, Dec 13»

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