kick up a fuss

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Verb

kick up a fuss (third-person singular simple present kicks up a fuss, present participle kicking up a fuss, simple past and past participle kicked up a fuss)

1. (idiomatic) To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality.

Translations

To complain loudly about something, usually a trivial matter, often accompanied by animated behaviours .

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