Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - kick the shit out of

see shit KICK UP 1. If you kick up a fuss about something, you make it very obvious that you are annoyed or dissatisfied. Those customers who have kicked up a fuss have received refunds... PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron) 2. If you kick up dust or dirt, you create a cloud of dust or dirt as you move along a dusty road. She shuffled along, kicking up clouds of dust. = stir up PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)