Make waves 兴风作浪 挑起事端

Make waves - make trouble

He is the one who likes to make waves in the team. 他是我们团队中最喜欢兴风作浪引起麻烦的人。

Many politician like to make waves in order to be kept in the media.  许多政客喜欢兴风作浪为的就是能够在媒体上面能够多增加曝光率。