"whip up a storm" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: whips up a storm [present, singular, third-person], whipping up a storm [participle, present], whipped up a storm [participle, past], whipped up a storm [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=whip up a storm}} whip up a storm (third-person singular simple present whips up a storm, present participle whipping up a storm, simple past and past participle whipped up a storm)
  1. (idiomatic) To cause an uproar or controversy. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-whip_up_a_storm-en-verb-hrZOAbP~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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