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kick up a fuss
Idioms and Phrases
Also, kick up a row or storm . Create a disturbance; start a fight. For example, The soup was cold, and Aunt Mary began to kick up a fuss, calling for the manager , or There's no need to kick up a row; the boys will leave quietly , or If they fire him, Carl is ready to kick up a storm . These expressions all employ kick up in the sense of 鈥渞aise dust or dirt,鈥 a usage dating from the mid-1700s.Example Sentences
"I am not the type of person to kick up a fuss," says Pippa, a retired cafe owner.
There has been growing debate over how to manage what China calls "bear children" - spoilt young kids who kick up a fuss in public spaces such as by screaming or damaging public property.
But it reinforces her belief that performers should know in advance about explicit scenes so they don't have to "kick up a fuss" on set or feel pressure to do something which makes them feel uncomfortable.
"They're right to kick up a fuss over this. These customers that are paying for handsets after contracts end are very lucrative for operators, which is why perhaps they've been so slow to move," he said.
With tracks like 鈥淏oilermaker鈥 - with production help from Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age - 鈥淭rouble鈥檚 Coming鈥 and the awesome title song, Royal Blood trend toward a snappier, more danceable groove but they kick up a fuss.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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