kicks up
Stirs up trouble
Kicks up means to cause or stir into action.
Dust or debris kicks up when disturbed: The wind kicked up a cloud of sand.
Someone kicks up a fuss or kicks up trouble by creating a disturbance or commotion: She kicked up a storm when they changed her schedule.
Weather can kick up, meaning intensify: The wind really kicked up this afternoon.
- disturbInterrupt or trouble
- escalateIncrease in severity
- stirMix by circling
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
stir up trouble · intensify · fuss · make a scene · toss · provoke · exacerbate · swirl · churn · cloud · hullabaloo · big stink · puff · agitate · raise a fuss · whip · whip up · ruckus
intensity/agitation
kicks upcalms down
Becomes less agitated
settles down · dies down · quiets down · subsides · winds down
INITIATING/SUPPRESSING (trouble or fuss)
kicks upquells
Suppresses or pacifies
suppresses · puts down · squelches · stamps out · defuses