Kick Up a Row (To). To create a disturbance. “A pretty kick up” is a great disturbance. The phrase “To kick up the dust” explains the other phrases.
K — Key to Kick Up a Row (Part 3 of 3)
killed, they are hung by their hind-legs on a bucket or beam, with their heads downwards, and oxen are
hauled up by a pulley. To kick the bucket is to be hung on the balk or bucket by the heels.