kick up

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, Staub oder etwas Ähnliches aufzuwirbeln bzw. aufsteigen zu lassen, oder umgangssprachlich, Ärger, Probleme oder einen Aufruhr zu verursachen bzw. etw. auszulösen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate causing something to rise or increase, often dust or trouble, or to start something suddenly.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Cause dust or particles to riseinformal

   To cause something, such as dust or dirt, to rise into the air by kicking or moving.

   Aufwirbeln

   • The children kicked up dust as they ran across the field.
   • The car kicked up gravel from the road.
   • He kicked up a cloud of snow while walking.

   Synonymechurn uppuff upraisestir upthrow up

2. Cause trouble or a fussinformal

   To create a disturbance, argument, or complaint about something.

   Aufruhr machen

   • She kicked up a fuss when her order was wrong.
   • The neighbors kicked up a row about the loud music.
   • He kicked up a stink over the new policy.

   Synonymeraise a stink

3. Increase intensity or speedinformal

   To increase the level, intensity, or speed of something.

   Intensität oder Geschwindigkeit erhöhen

   • The band kicked up the tempo for the final song.
   • We need to kick up the pace if we want to finish on time.
   • The engine kicked up a notch as we climbed the hill.

   Synonymeaccelerateboostescalateheightenincreaseintensifyramp upstep up

   Antonymedecreasediminishlessenmoderatereduceslow

Grundverbkick