kick up a stink

to cause an argument about something that seems wrong The consumer group kicked up a stink about the defective tires on SUVs.

(British informal) also make/raise a stink (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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
PÄIvi	PIE-vee	Finnish
HÉLÈNe	e-LEN	French
Pritchett	['pritʃit]
&Aelig;Thelwine	-	Anglo-Saxon
Iephthae	-	Biblical Greek
Agathe	a-GAHT (French), ah-GAH-tə (German), ah-gah-te (Ancient Greek)	French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek