Idiom
kick up a fuss and kick up a row; kick up a storm
Theme: TROUBLE
to become a nuisance; to misbehave and disturb (someone). (Informal. Row rhymes with cow. Note the variations in the examples.)The customer kicked up such a fuss about the food that the manager came to apologize.I kicked up such a row that they kicked me out.Oh, what pain! My arthritis is kicking up a storm.
Slang
kick up a storm
Theme: ANGER
tr. to create a disturbance; to put on an angry display.My dad will just kick up a storm when he finds out.The demand made us all kick up a storm.