kick/whip/stir up a storm

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: to create a situation in which many people are very angry, upset, critical, etc.

His racial comments kicked/whipped/stirred up a storm in the newspapers.

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There’s no excuse for staying home unless the weather gods kick up a storm. — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023 Sleater-Kinney still can kick up a storm, albeit not as violent those in their glory days. — Star Tribune, 24 June 2021

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