Meaning of kick up a stew | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To cause trouble; cause a dust-up; cause a hubbub.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, stew.

Examples

“But if you come to the United States to jest kick up a stew, / 'Tween Abner Jones an' his man Mike, an' neighbor Donahue, ' […]”

“" […] would rush in and kick up a stew and get all the worst of it. That's not my style."”

“Bathing girls of the outdoor kind have cruised before the public eye for years, without causing more than a passing ripple, so why should the bathing girl kick up a stew the minute she does her bath- ing within the privacy of her own home , e'en though she be portrayed on a billboard ? Of course , we will admit the advertiser might have soothed the ruffled feelings of his public […]”

“The Verna swerved close, her stern kicking up a stew as she started to back up.”

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