kick up a fuss

[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 boys kicked up a row./

Compare: RAISE CAIN, RAISE THE ROOF.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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