kick up

verb

To rear back; to become more active or restless; to speed up.
To raise, to increase (a price). (US, figuratively, informal, transitive) · The rent has been kicked up again.
To stir up (trouble), to cause (a disturbance). (figuratively, informal, transitive)
To make more exciting. (colloquial, transitive) · kick it up a notch
To show anger (about something). (informal, intransitive) · He kicked up about it when they told him the train had been cancelled.
To function improperly; to show signs of disorder; (of an illness) to flare up. (US, informal, intransitive) · The car is kicking up.
To move sharply upward. · See, that rod there is supposed to kick up to engage the gear.
To pass (something, such as a proposal or a share of a bribe) up a hierarchy or chain of command. (slang) · You have to kick up some money to the boss.· Let me kick your offer up and see what the execs say.

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