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单词 kick up
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kick up

1. phrasal verb
If you kick up a fuss about something, you make it very obvious that you are annoyed or dissatisfied.
Those customers who have kicked up a fuss have received refunds. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
They kick up a rumpus and throw things at each other. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
2. phrasal verb
If you kick up dust or dirt, you create a cloud of dust or dirt as you move along a dusty road.
She shuffled along, kicking up clouds of dust. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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kick up in British English

verb (adverb)
1.  informal
to cause (trouble, a fuss, etc)
2.  kick up bobsy-die

kick-up in British English

(ˈkɪkˌʌp)
noun
1.  archaic
a fuss
2. 
an action in which a person or animal kicks their legs up

kick up in American English

1. 
to raise by kicking
2.  Informal
to make or cause (trouble, confusion, etc.)
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Examples of 'kick up' in a sentence
kick up

`That's the most worrying thing, him not wanting to kick up a fuss.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
The sea was starting to kick up a bit and he had to steady himself as he swung down into the wheelhouse.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
He flicked on the overhead light, and she saw the corner of his mouth kick up, making him the very picture of a self-satisfied man.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE (1997)

All related terms of 'kick up'

kick up bobsy-die
fuss ; confusion ; pandemonium (esp in the phrases kick up bobsy-die , play bobsy-die )
kick up your heels
to enjoy yourself a lot , for example at a party
kick up one's heels
to enjoy oneself without inhibition
make a fuss to kick up a fuss
If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain .
to make a fuss to kick up a fuss
If you make a fuss or kick up a fuss about something, you become angry or excited about it and complain .

Chinese translation of 'kick up'

kick up

vt fus

  1. to kick up a fuss (about sth) (为(為)某事)大发(發)牢骚(騷) ((wèi mǒushì) dà fā láosāo)
See kick

Nearby words of
kick up

  • kick around
  • kick in
  • kick off
  • kick up
  • kick-off
  • kid
  • kid brother

All related terms of 'kick up'

kick off
( Sport ) 开(開)赛(賽) kāisài
kick in
( take effect : electrical device ) 开(開)启(啟) kāiqǐ
kick around
在 zài
kick about
= kick around
to kick up a fuss (about sth)
(为(為)某事)大发(發)牢骚(騷) (wèi mǒushì) dà fā láosāo
to make or kick up a fuss (about sth)
( inf ) (对(對)某事)小题(題)大做 (duì mǒushì) xiǎo tí dà zuò
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