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kick-up

Or 쾱·ܱ

[kik-uhp]

noun

  1. a violent disturbance or argument.

  2. kick.

  3. kip.



kick up

verb

  1. informalto cause (trouble, a fuss, etc)

  2. See bobsy-die

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kick-up1

First recorded in 1790–95; kick ( def. ) + up ( def. )
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Idioms and Phrases

Malfunction, cause trouble or pain, as in My grandmother's arthritis is kicking up again. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] Also see act up; also subsequent entries beginning with kick up.
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He describes his campaign as the "kick-up the backside" for Wales to make them an important part of national culture to bring supporters, young and old, together.

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“It’ll kick-up this afternoon over southern Kansas and about all of Oklahoma, with rain, wind gusts of 65 mph, hail and tornadoes.”

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My knob-toed, orange-colored “kick-up” shoes were nothing but Florsheims, the ghetto’s Cadillac of shoes in those days.

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“All you do is a little kick-up on advertising to keep the awareness there,” he says.

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To combat dust kick-up, the cart boys apply a greasy coat of Armor All to the tires, interior, and even the steering wheel.

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