kick up a fuss
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"I am not the type of person to kick up a fuss," says Pippa, a retired cafe owner.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024
Maybe more people will kick up a fuss it if they lose to Newcastle this weekend.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 9, 2018
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 George Manville Fenn
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