kick up

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To rear back; to become more active or restless; to speed up.
2. 2
   To raise, to increase (a price).
3. 3
   To stir up (trouble), to cause (a disturbance).
4. 4
   To make more exciting.
5. 5
   To show anger (about something).
6. 6
   To function improperly; to show signs of disorder; (of an illness) to flare up.
7. 7
   To move sharply upward.
8. 8
   To pass (something, such as a proposal or a share of a bribe) up a hierarchy or chain of command.
9. 9
   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see kick, up.