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Anduy Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

kick up the deuce of a row

What does this expression mean?
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You have one idiom embedded in another: 'one deuce of a' is an intensifier and 'kick up a row' means protest or complain loudly or vigorously . So the whole phrase means complain or protest very loudly or vigorously.

  • You have one idiom embedded in another: 'one deuce of a' is an intensifier and 'kick up a row' means protest or complain loudly or vigorously .
  • So the whole phrase means complain or protest very loudly or vigorously.
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You have one idiom embedded in another: 'one deuce of a' is an intensifier and 'kick up a row' means protest or complain loudly or vigorously. So the whole phrase means complain or protest very loudly or vigorously.

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