kick\ up\ a\ dust

kick\ up\ a\ dust
• kick up a fuss
• kick up a row
• raise a row
• kick up a dust
v. phr. informal
To make trouble; make a disturbance.

When the teacher gave the class five more hours of homework, the class kicked up a fuss.

When the teacher left the room, two boys kicked up a row.

Compare: raise Cain, raise the roof

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • kick up a dust — ● kick …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick up a dust (or US kick up dust) — informal create a disturbance. → dust …   English new terms dictionary

  • kick up the dust — made a fuss, protested loudly …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • kick up a fuss — or[kick up a row] or[raise a row] also[kick up a dust] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; make a disturbance. * /When the teacher gave the class five more hours of homework, the class kicked up a fuss./ * /When the teacher left the room, two… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kick up a fuss — or[kick up a row] or[raise a row] also[kick up a dust] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble; make a disturbance. * /When the teacher gave the class five more hours of homework, the class kicked up a fuss./ * /When the teacher left the room, two… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • kick\ up\ a\ fuss — • kick up a fuss • kick up a row • raise a row • kick up a dust v. phr. informal To make trouble; make a disturbance. When the teacher gave the class five more hours of homework, the class kicked up a fuss. When the teacher left the room, two… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • kick\ up\ a\ row — • kick up a fuss • kick up a row • raise a row • kick up a dust v. phr. informal To make trouble; make a disturbance. When the teacher gave the class five more hours of homework, the class kicked up a fuss. When the teacher left the room, two… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • dust — noun 1》 fine, dry powder consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste matter.     ↘any material in the form of tiny particles: coal dust.     ↘literary a dead person s remains. 2》 an act of dusting. verb 1》 remove dust from the surface of.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • dust — See: BITE THE DUST, KICK UP A FUSS or KICK UP A DUST, WATCH ONE S DUST, AFTER THE DUST CLEARS/WHEN THE DUST SETTLES …   Dictionary of American idioms

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