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kick up
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Princeton's WordNet
kick upverb
raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand
kick upverb
cause to rise by kicking
"kick up dust"
provoke, evoke, call forth, kick upverb
evoke or provoke to appear or occur
"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
Wiktionary
kick upverb
To raise, to increase (a price).
kick upverb
To stir up (trouble), to cause (a disturbance).
kick upverb
To show anger (about something).
kick upverb
To function improperly, to show signs of disorder, (of an illness) to flare up.
Wikipedia
kick up
Kiss up kick down is a neologism used to describe the situation where middle-level employees in an organization are polite and flattering to superiors but abusive to subordinates. The term is believed to have originated in the US, with the first documented use having occurred in 1993. A similar expression (lit. "lick up, kick down") was used by Swedish punk band Ebba Grön in one of their songs, on an album released in 1981. The concept can be applied to any social interaction where one person believes they have power over another person and believes that another person has power over them.
ChatGPT
kick up
To "kick up" usually means to cause something to rise or stir up. It can refer to creating commotion, disturbance, or causing something (like dust or water) to rise or move upwards due to a swift, sharp movement. The phrase is often used idiomatically as well, such as "kick up a fuss" meaning to create a protest or complaint.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kick up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kick up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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