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raise a stink
vb. (context idiomatic English) To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.
Usage examples of "raise a stink".
And his only advocate another newcomer who was in no position to raise a stink.
He went off somewhere to raise a stink about the way things were being handled.
As you know, the normal procedure is for local officials to approach people who are digging large holes in the ground, or undertaking any kind of productive or destructive activity whatsoever, and demand that they obtain a permit, which simply means that they want a bribe or else they'll raise a stink about it.
But this time he is serious, and he has started something that is going to raise a stink.