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to kick up a fuss* * *(v.) = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a rowEx. If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.Ex. Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.Ex. 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".Ex. After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.Ex. In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.Ex. Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.Ex. At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.Ex. The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal.* * *(v.) = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a rowEx: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.
Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important.Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal.
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