raise

raise Cain

To cause or get into trouble; to engage in unrestrained and excessively disruptive behavior. (A reference to the biblical figure Cain, the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel and was cursed by God.) I started raising Cain as soon as I was in college and could do what I wanted, but I mellowed out after I graduated. The customer has been raising Cain about the service charge we included on his bill.
See also: Cain, raise

raise hell

1. To cause a lot of serious issues or disruptions (for someone or something). The road closures have raised hell in this whole area. The blizzard is raising hell with travelers flying in and out of the region.
2. To cause or get into trouble; to engage in unrestrained and excessively disruptive behavior. I raised a lot of hell when I was in high school, but I settled down a bit after I graduated. The local gang has been raising hell in this town for years.
3. To make a lot of angry, vocal complaints with someone or some group, department, organization, etc. The problem isn't going to go away on its own—you need to go raise some hell so HR knows what's going on. The customer has been raising hell about the service charge we included on his bill.
See also: hell, raise

raise the devil

To cause or get into trouble; to engage in unrestrained and excessively disruptive behavior. I started raising the devil as soon as I was in college and could do what I wanted, but I mellowed out after I graduated. The customer has been raising the devil about the service charge we included on his bill.
See also: devil, raise
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

raise

Cain/the devil/hell
1. To behave in a rowdy or disruptive fashion.
2. To reprimand someone angrily.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See:
  • (my) mama didn't raise no dummy
  • (my) momma didn't raise no dummy
  • build up (one's) hopes
  • build up/raise somebody's hopes
  • cause (some) eyebrows to raise
  • cause eyebrows to raise and cause some raised eyebrows
  • cause raised eyebrows
  • cause some raised eyebrows
  • early money is like yeast(, because it helps to raise the dough)
  • hair-raising
  • I'll see your (something) and raise you (something else)
  • it takes a village to raise a child
  • kick up/make/create/raise a stink
  • land so poor it wouldn't even raise a fuss
  • land so poor you couldn't raise a fuss on it
  • lift a hand
  • lift/raise a hand against somebody
  • lift/raise the roof
  • make a stink
  • make a stink (about something)
  • My mama didn’t raise no dummy
  • not lift a finger
  • play havoc
  • raise
  • raise (one's) consciousness
  • raise (one's) eyebrows
  • raise (one's) game
  • raise (one's) hackles
  • raise (one's) hand
  • raise (one's) hand against (someone)
  • raise (one's) hat
  • raise (one's) hopes
  • raise (one's) sights
  • raise (one's) spirits
  • raise (one's) voice
  • raise (some/a few) eyebrows
  • raise (someone or something) from (some state)
  • raise (someone or something) from the dead
  • raise (someone or something) out of (some state)
  • raise (someone or something) to the surface
  • raise a dust
  • raise a hand
  • raise a hand against
  • raise a hand against (one)
  • raise a hue and (a) cry
  • raise a hue and cry
  • raise a laugh
  • raise a laugh/smile
  • raise a red flag
  • raise a smile
  • raise a stink
  • raise a stink (about something)
  • raise a stink about someone/something
  • raise a/(one's) glass (to someone)
  • raise a/(one's) voice against (someone or something)
  • raise a/your voice against somebody/something
  • raise an eyebrow
  • raise an objection
  • raise an objection (to someone or something)
  • raise Cain
  • raise Cain, to
  • raise Cain/hell
  • raise eyebrows
  • raise from
  • raise from the dead
  • raise glass to
  • raise havoc with
  • raise havoc with (someone or something)
  • raise hell
  • raise hell with (someone or something)
  • raise hell with someone
  • raise hell with something
  • raise hob (with someone or something)
  • raise hob with
  • raise its (ugly) head
  • raise money for
  • raise money for (someone or something)
  • raise money to (do something)
  • raise objection
  • raise on
  • raise one's hackles
  • raise one's hackles, to
  • raise one's sights
  • raise one's voice
  • raise sights
  • raise some eyebrows
  • raise somebody's spirits
  • raise someone's hackles
  • raise the alarm
  • raise the ante
  • raise the ante, to
  • raise the bar
  • raise the curtain
  • raise the curtain (on something)
  • raise the devil
  • raise the devil with (someone or something)
  • raise the devil with someone
  • raise the devil with something
  • raise the dickens
  • raise the dickens with (someone or something)
  • raise the roof
  • raise the roof, to
  • raise the specter of (something)
  • raise the spectre of something
  • raise the stakes
  • raise the temperature
  • raise the white flag
  • raise the wind
  • raise to
  • raise to (some state)
  • raise to the surface
  • raise up
  • raise voice
  • raise voice against
  • raise with
  • raise with (someone or something)
  • raise your eyebrows
  • raise your glass
  • raise your hat to someone
  • raise your sights
  • raise your voice
  • raise/lower the temperature
  • raise/lower your sights
  • raise/up the ante
  • rear its (ugly) head
  • rear its head
  • rear/raise its head
  • up the ante
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