Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with the status quo in American Collocation
keep the status quo
defend
keep
maintain
preserve
retain
Had they wanted to maintain the status quo they would have voted no.
change the status quo
alter
change
disrupt
disturb
upset
It’s a conservative company, and employees who try to upset the status quo tend not to last.
accept the status quo
accept
conform to
support
uphold
She is a woman who refuses to conform to the status quo.
not accept the status quo
challenge
question
threaten
He challenged the status quo by initiating an investigation into the industry and seeking a means of bringing it under tighter control.