to kick up a fuss about something
1kick up a fuss — (or a stink) informal object loudly or publicly to something * * * kick up a ˈfuss, ˈstink, etc. idiom (informal) to complain loudly about sth • They ll usually give you your money back if you threaten to kick up a stink …
2kick up a fuss — A person who kicks up a fuss creates a disturbance, especially by complaining or protesting about something. The service was so slow in the restaurant that several customers began to kick up a fuss …
3kick up a fuss — to complain loudly in order to show that you are very annoyed about something. Our food was cold so my father kicked up a fuss and refused to pay the service charge …
4kick up a fuss — verb To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality. <!The below example doesnt show meaning as such. ,2006, The Disunited States of America, by Harry Turtledove, Page 139 …
5fuss — [[t]fʌ̱s[/t]] fusses, fussing, fussed 1) N SING: also no det Fuss is anxious or excited behaviour which serves no useful purpose. I don t know what all the fuss is about... He just gets down to work without any fuss. Syn: bother 2) VERB If you… …
6kick up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you kick up a fuss about something, you make it very obvious that you are annoyed or dissatisfied. [V P n (not pron)] Those customers who have kicked up a fuss have received refunds... [V P n (not pron)] They kick up a rumpus… …
7fuss — fuss1 S3 [fʌs] n [singular, U] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from the sound of someone breathing quickly and excitedly] 1.) anxious behaviour or activity that is usually about unimportant things ▪ James said he d better be getting back or… …
8fuss — 1 noun 1 (singular) nervous or anxious behaviour that is usually about unimportant things : be a fuss: James said he d better be getting back or there d be a fuss. | get/be in a fuss: She gets in such a fuss before people come to dinner. 2… …
9kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… …
10kick — kick1 W3S2 [kık] v [I and T] 1.) to hit something with your foot kick sth down/over/around etc ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard. ▪ The police kicked the door down. kick sb in the stomach/face/shin etc ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked …
