kick up

盛り上げる

物事をもっと活気づけたり、刺激的にしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To make something more lively, exciting, or intense.

• Bright lights kick up the excitement.
• The drummer kicked the performance up a notch.
• Can we kick things up with a faster song?

使い方： kick something up a notch (A live band kicked the party up a notch.)

類義語： liven up, spice up

よく使う表現： kick up something, kick up the excitement

引き上げる

値段や支払う必要のある金額を引き上げること。

やさしい英語で： To increase a price or an amount that people must pay.

• They kicked up the rent.
• The hotel kicked its prices up during the festival.
• Will the new owner kick up our fees?

使い方： kick something up (The owner kicked the rent up again.)

類義語： raise, increase, put up

反対語： lower

よく使う表現： kick up prices, kick up rent

跳ね上がる

急に勢いよく上へ動くこと。

やさしい英語で： To move suddenly and strongly upward.

• The lever kicked up suddenly.
• The rear wheel kicked up as the bike hit a bump.
• Watch the rod kick up when the spring releases.

類義語： jerk upward

よく使う表現： kick up suddenly, kick up sharply

騒ぎ立てる、文句を言う

大声や怒った口調で文句を言うこと。

やさしい英語で： To complain loudly or angrily about something.

• Dad kicked up about the bill.
• She kicked up when they cancelled her booking.
• There is no point kicking up about a small delay.

使い方： kick up about something (He kicked up about the extra charge.)

類義語： complain, make a fuss

よく使う表現： kick up about something, kick up angrily

不調になる、再発する

調子が悪くなったり、痛みや症状がまた現れたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To start working badly, or to become painful or troublesome again.

• My knee is kicking up again.
• The old engine kicked up on the way home.
• Has your arthritis started to kick up?

類義語： act up, play up

よく使う表現： kick up again, kick up badly

上に回す

組織内で自分より上の立場の人に、お金や案件を回すこと。

やさしい英語で： To send money or a matter to someone higher in an organization.

• They kick up money to the boss.
• The local gang kicked up a share of its profits.
• She kicked the decision up to a senior manager.

使い方： kick something up to someone (They kicked the proposal up to the director.)

類義語： pass up, refer up

よく使う表現： kick up something, kick up money