kick up a stew

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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