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Longforest Posted 20 years ago
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Stir waves?

I came aross the phrase "stir waves" in a paper yesterday. Not so sure of its meaning, I looked it up in the Oxford Idiom Dictionary, but only found "make waves". Do they mean the same? Thanks!
  

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Hi, I came aross the phrase "stir waves" in a paper yesterday. Not so sure of its meaning, I looked it up in the Oxford Idiom Dictionary, but only found "make waves". Do they mean the same?

— Clive

  • Hi, I came aross the phrase "stir waves" in a paper yesterday.
  • Not so sure of its meaning, I looked it up in the Oxford Idiom Dictionary, but only found "make waves".
  • Do they mean the same?
  • Thanks!
  • 'Make waves' is a standard idiom.
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Hi,

I came aross the phrase "stir waves" in a paper yesterday. Not so sure of its meaning, I looked it up in the Oxford Idiom Dictionary, but only found "make waves". Do they mean the same? Thanks!

'Make waves' is a standard idiom. 'Stir waves' is not commonly said, but it sounds very similar. If you want any more information, perhaps you could suppl
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