to kick up a fuss / kick up a stink

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• kick up a stink — 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. Main entry: ↑kickidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• kick up a stink — 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 …   New idioms dictionary

• kick 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• stink — /stɪŋk / (say stingk) verb (i) (stank or stunk, stinking) 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be in extremely bad repute or disfavour. 3. Colloquial to be very inferior in quality. –noun 4. a strong offensive smell; stench. 5. Colloquial …  

• stink —  1. n. Unpleasant or scandalous revelation.  2. kick up a stink Make a great fuss.  3. v. Be obnoxious, unacceptable.  4. like stink Very fast, energetically.  5. stink of money Be very rich …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• Stink — 1. be very inferior in quality; 2. commotion; fuss; scandal: kick up a stink …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• stink — Australian Slang 1. be very inferior in quality; 2. commotion; fuss; scandal: kick up a stink …   English dialects glossary

• fuss — [n] disturbance, trouble ado, agitation, altercation, argument, bickering, bother, broil*, bustle, commotion, complaint, confusion, controversy, difficulty, display, dispute, excitement, falling out*, fight, flap, flurry, flutter, fret, furor,… …   New thesaurus

• kick — 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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• kick — kick1 [ kık ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something or someone with your foot: Mom! Jimmy kicked me! Some children will bite and kick when they get angry. kick something open/closed/shut: Jerry kicked the door open. kick… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• kick up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms kick up : present tense I/you/we/they kick up he/she/it kicks up present participle kicking up past tense kicked up past participle kicked up 1) kick up something to make something go up into the air The storm …   English dictionary