kick up a fuss
Example Sentences
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There has been growing debate over how to manage what China calls "bear children" - spoilt young kids who kick up a fuss in public spaces such as by screaming or damaging public property.
From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024
Some have already begun to kick up a fuss.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2017
If they kick up a fuss, you’re well within your rights to have new locks made, but I don’t think your in-laws have demonstrated that they’re likely to be unreasonable about this.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2016
The argument ran that if beneficiaries knew what they were entitled to, they would kick up a fuss when money went missing or services were not provided.
From Economist • Oct. 17, 2012
My! he would kick up a fuss, if he see you such a sight after being out all night.”
From The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam by Fenn, George Manville
