to kick up excitement
- phrasal verb
- A flashy new marketing campaign helped the company kick up excitement before the product launch.
Examples
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The organizers hope to kick up excitement with a surprise announcement at the festival.
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Celebrities were invited to kick up excitement and attract media attention to the charity event.
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The new game will kick up excitement among fans!
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She always kicks up excitement at parties.
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A flashy new marketing campaign helped the company kick up excitement before the product launch.
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Celebrities were invited to kick up excitement and attract media attention to the charity event.
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The organizers hope to kick up excitement with a surprise announcement at the festival.
Synonyms
Cause someone to feel excited and ready to act
Make someone want to do something
Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive
Make people feel excited and ready to act
To make or become more active and interesting
To make something more active, alert or interested
To become more intense or make a situation more intense
To encourage strong feelings or interest
To increase the level or strength of something, for example volume, production
Make someone feel excited and full of energy
To make something more interesting or exciting
To give new energy and interest to a person or thing
Become more lively and cheerful after feeling tired or sad
To make people feel strong emotion and want to act
To make people feel very excited and want to act
To make someone feel excited about something
Make something more active and interesting
To make people feel excited and ready to act
To make someone or something more lively
Make someone or something more lively and interesting
Make someone feel happier and full of energy
To make someone feel very excited about something
Make something more interesting and lively, like a room or outfit
To add fuel to a fire or make energy and excitement stronger
To feel more energetic and creative and ready to work or think
Make someone feel very excited and interested in something
To become more active or exciting in a situation
To make people start having fun at a party or event
Make an audience feel excited and cheer
To make someone feel eager and ready to work again
To make someone feel curious about something and want to know more
To make someone want to know more
Make an event like a party more lively and exciting
Make something more lively by adding music or bright pictures
To make someone feel more cheerful and confident
Make something start or move forward more quickly
Antonyms
How Exciting
Surface Forms
Morphology
kicks + up + excitement
The particle 'up' clearly signals an increase and a learner who knows 'excitement' and the function of 'up' may infer 'to increase excitement.' However, 'kick' here is a metaphorical causative use (compare 'kick up a fuss' or 'kick off') rather than its literal sense, so the meaning is only partially predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Kick up excitement comes from the image of someone giving a quick kick to the ground so dust or leaves fly up, catching people's eyes. So the phrase means 'to make people excited'.