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Rock the Boat

What it means

Disturb an arrangement that other people are quietly relying on staying still.

Where it comes from

In a small boat everyone shares the consequences of one person shifting their weight, which is why the phrase is usually put as do not. It became political early and has stayed that way.

The puzzle it came from

Rock the Boat was the answer to the Phrasicle of September 12, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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Phrasicle: Rock the Boat

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