English Explanatory Dictionary

kick up a stew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

kick up a stew

Etymology

From dialectal stew (“(cloud of) dust”).

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