평지풍파가 · 평지풍파를
stirring up trouble out of nowhere
Example
괜한 말로 평지풍파를 일으키지 마세요.
Don't stir up trouble with unnecessary remarks.
Word parts
평 flat+지 ground+풍 wind+파 wave
Literally 'wind and waves on flat ground' — trouble where all was calm.
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Collocates with 일으키다: 평지풍파를 일으키다 'to make waves for no reason.'
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