kick-up

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022

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

From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2019

I mean, my biggest fear is that we get a big kick-up in the economy and suddenly it’s only $800 million.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2011

Also check that the kick-up mechanism is operating properly.

From Time Magazine Archive

"If the king dies," said he, "and his health is very bad, there will certainly be a kick-up."

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby