（口语）大惊小怪；小题大做；为某事大吵大闹、强烈抗议（常带“反应过度/惹麻烦”的含义）。
/ˌkɪk ʌp ə ˈfʌs/
He kicked up a fuss because his coffee was cold.
他因为咖啡凉了就大吵大闹。
The neighbors kicked up a fuss about the new construction, claiming it would ruin the view and raise noise levels for months.
邻居们为新施工大动干戈，声称这会破坏景观，并让噪音水平持续好几个月升高。
“Fuss”在英语里指“无谓的忙乱、焦躁和大惊小怪”，18世纪起常用于形容为小事过度紧张或喧闹；“kick up”有“掀起、激起（麻烦/风波）”的形象用法。合起来“kick up a fuss”字面像“踢起一阵骚动”，引申为“闹腾、强烈抱怨”。
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