kick up a fuss

1 COMPLAINto complain or become angry about something, especially when this is not necessary （因某事）大吵大闹；（因某事）大惊小怪

Josie kicked up a fuss because the soup was too salty.

乔西因为汤太咸而大吵大闹了一番。

I don’t know why you’re making such a fuss about it.

我搞不懂你为什么对此大惊小怪。

Examples from the Corpus

making such a fuss• Your task then is to shame me for making such a fuss.• She felt unenthusiastic and listless about the eclipse and couldn't see why everyone else was making such a fuss.

→ make a fuss/kick up a fuss (about something) at fuss1(1)

2 informal to complain loudly about something 闹事、吵闹

Won’t he kick up a fuss when he discovers they’re missing?

他发觉它们不见了的话会不会闹起来？

Examples from the Corpus

kick up a fuss/stink/row• It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.• It's for your protection, so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink.• Yet when pedestrianisation was first announced the city's shopkeepers, taxi drivers and disabled groups kicked up a fuss.• It will still contain plenty of business and mortgage borrowers to kick up a stink about base rates.• It might be partly because I didn't kick up a fuss when I lost the captaincy.

→ kick up a fuss/stink/row at kick1(10)

单词	kick up a fuss
释义	kick up a fuss kick up a fuss 1 COMPLAINto complain or become angry about something, especially when this is not necessary （因某事）大吵大闹；（因某事）大惊小怪 Josie kicked up a fuss because the soup was too salty. 乔西因为汤太咸而大吵大闹了一番。 I don’t know why you’re making such a fuss about it. 我搞不懂你为什么对此大惊小怪。 Examples from the Corpus making such a fuss• Your task then is to shame me for making such a fuss.• She felt unenthusiastic and listless about the eclipse and couldn't see why everyone else was making such a fuss. → make a fuss/kick up a fuss (about something) at fuss1(1) 2 informal to complain loudly about something 闹事、吵闹 Won’t he kick up a fuss when he discovers they’re missing? 他发觉它们不见了的话会不会闹起来？ Examples from the Corpus kick up a fuss/stink/row• It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.• It's for your protection, so that you have the union behind you if Mellowes kicks up a stink.• Yet when pedestrianisation was first announced the city's shopkeepers, taxi drivers and disabled groups kicked up a fuss.• It will still contain plenty of business and mortgage borrowers to kick up a stink about base rates.• It might be partly because I didn't kick up a fuss when I lost the captaincy. → kick up a fuss/stink/row at kick1(10)
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