- kick up a stink
- British, informal, American, informal
to complain angrily about something that you are not satisfied with.
He kicked up a stink at the restaurant because the meal was late.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
kick up a stink
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kick up a stink — If you kick up a stink, you display anger about something … The small dictionary of idiomes
kick up a stink — kick up a ˈfuss, ˈstink, etc. idiom (informal) to complain loudly about sth • They ll usually give you your money back if you threaten to kick up a stink. Main entry: ↑kickidiom … Useful english dictionary
kick up a stink — to complain loudly in order to show that you are very annoyed about something. Our food was cold so my father kicked up a fuss and refused to pay the service charge … New idioms dictionary
kick up a fuss — (or a stink) informal object loudly or publicly to something * * * kick up a ˈfuss, ˈstink, etc. idiom (informal) to complain loudly about sth • They ll usually give you your money back if you threaten to kick up a stink … Useful english dictionary
stink — 1 past tense stank, past participle stunk verb (I) 1 to have a strong and very unpleasant smell: That paint stinks! (+ of): The place stank of old fish. | it stinks: It stinks of smoke in here. | stink to high heaven (=stink very much) 2 it… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
stink — I UK [stɪŋk] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms stink : present tense I/you/we/they stink he/she/it stinks present participle stinking past tense stank UK [stæŋk] / US or stunk UK [stʌŋk] / US past participle stunk informal 1) to smell very… … English dictionary
stink — /stɪŋk / (say stingk) verb (i) (stank or stunk, stinking) 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be in extremely bad repute or disfavour. 3. Colloquial to be very inferior in quality. –noun 4. a strong offensive smell; stench. 5. Colloquial …
stink — 1. n. Unpleasant or scandalous revelation. 2. kick up a stink Make a great fuss. 3. v. Be obnoxious, unacceptable. 4. like stink Very fast, energetically. 5. stink of money Be very rich … A concise dictionary of English slang
Stink — 1. be very inferior in quality; 2. commotion; fuss; scandal: kick up a stink … Dictionary of Australian slang
stink — Australian Slang 1. be very inferior in quality; 2. commotion; fuss; scandal: kick up a stink … English dialects glossary
