kick up
1．stir up（trouble）；make or cause a disturbance， scene， etc．惹起（麻烦）；引起（骚乱等）；大吵大闹
You have to handle him diplomatically or else he'll kick up a lot of trouble．对待他要策略点，否则他会捣乱的。
A crowd of youths outside the door were kicking up such a noise that we could scarcely hear ourselves speak． 门外一群青年人大声吵闹，我们几乎听不见自己的讲话。
2．show signs of not working right 身体有不舒服的感觉；发生故障
He had had too much to eat and his stomach started to kick up．他吃得太多了，胃不舒服。
After working well for a year， the air conditioner suddenly started kicking up．这台空调器正常工作了一年以后突然出了毛病。
3．drive or force dust， etc．upward by kicking踢起灰尘等
The car picked up speed and was soon veiled by the clouds of dust it kicked up．汽车越开越快，不一会儿就被扬起的灰尘淹没了。
The truck kicked a cloud of dust up．卡车扬起了一大片灰尘。